A white elephant means 'something useless and expensive to keep'
This expression means real and simple.
One sentence that uses the words a white elephant is "White elephants are sacred to people in Asia". Another sentence is " A white elephant is an albino elephant".
a White elephant is an unwanted or financially burdensome possession
It's an impressive exhibition hall but rarely attracts a crowd; it's a real white elephant!
The predicate in that sentence is "looked like a huge white elephant". The subject is "it".
This is not an idiom - it means exactly what it says. When you see the words AS ___ AS ___ then you are dealing with A Simile - this one is comparing something white to the white color of a sheep.
Becuase it is full of White Elephants!!:)
White Elephant is generally found in Thailand.
Elephant White was created on 2011-04-08.
White Elephant Orchestra was created in 1969.
White Elephant Orchestra ended in 1972.
King of the White Elephant was created in 1940.