I read it yesterday in one of those Yahoo quick stories but trying to find the article is like impossible . The article refered to two friends and one of them became a boss , and that is when an expert of work relationships mentioned that phrase .
2007-02-20 12:12:17 · 4 answers · asked by andrew m 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
It means there is something in the room that isn't being talked about.
Maybe you have a big family secret/issue that causes everyone to be tense around each other. No one talks about it but everyone is thinking about it. Well that secret is the elephant in the room.
Or you are having an office meeting. The person giving the presentation is talking about increasing producitivty. Yesterday everyone found out there are going to be big lay offs. That is the elephant in the room, no one is discussing it but it's on everyone's minds. It effects what is going on at the time too because who cares about increasing productivity if they are going to be fired.
Or say your sister cheated on her husband and had a baby who is dark brown and they are a caucasian couple. That would be the elephant in the room. No one wants to talk about it but its on everyone's mind.
2007-02-20 12:21:59 · answer #1 · answered by RedPower Woman 6 · 11⤊ 1⤋
Elephant In The Room Meaning
2016-10-07 07:45:28 · answer #2 · answered by riopel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
White Elephant In The Room
2016-12-14 13:31:48 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The elephant in the room (also elephant in the living room, elephant in the corner, elephant on the dinner table, elephant in the kitchen, etc.) is an English idiom for an obvious truth that is being ignored, for various reasons. It is based on the fact that an elephant in a small room would be impossible to ignore."
For example:
My brother got kicked out of high school in the end of November and my extended family of course all found out about it but didn't say anything as not to be rude. When we went to my grandmother's Christmas party in December, the whole family was there and I guess one could say there was an elephant in the room because everyone knew but pretended like nothing happened which needless to say was rather awkward.
2007-02-20 12:35:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Donald Trump has recently stated the unmentionable fact about immigration, as he sees it, an opinion that many individuals agree with. Let me repeat that, as he sees it. He mentioned the elephant in the room , a view point held by a significant section of statistically unrepresented public opinion,
2015-07-30 09:14:15 · answer #5 · answered by mermaid 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means there is someone in the room that likes to eat (aka "the elephant") so you need to hide any food you might want to save.
2007-02-20 14:49:13 · answer #6 · answered by poor_broke_investor 3 · 3⤊ 8⤋
a big secret or issue
2007-02-20 13:29:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋