like in legally blonde the musical the lawyers are trying to detirmine if the guy is "gay or european" and they say "that is the enephant in the room, so is it relavent to presume that this hottie in this costume is automatically, radically gay"
not to offend anyone by the way!!!
thats just the lyrics!
2007-11-04 14:05:33 · 4 answers · asked by Seanyy 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
No, the expression referes to a situation that everyone is aware of but nobody cares to mention for fear of appearing "insensitive."
2007-11-04 14:12:14 · answer #1 · answered by picador 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Elephant in the room" means something that everyone in the room is aware of but nobody says anything about it.
2007-11-04 14:09:40 · answer #2 · answered by Max 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means that there is an issue so large it cannot be ignored.
2007-11-04 14:14:51 · answer #3 · answered by postingnut2005 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
very noticable
obvious
2007-11-04 14:08:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋