Communication
the elephant in the room
an obvious issue nobody mentions
An obvious problem or difficult subject that everyone knows about but avoids discussing.
Hear it in real life
Why are we discussing the furniture again?
We are ignoring the elephant in the room: the rent is too high.
The elephant in the room is that nobody can afford to stay in this neighbourhood.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: The elephant in the room is that we are losing money, but nobody wants to talk about him.
Say: The elephant in the room is that we are losing money, but nobody wants to talk about it.
The idiom refers to an issue, so refer back to it as “it,” not as a literal elephant.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
the elephant in the room; address the elephant in the room
Your turn: say it out loud
The elephant in the room is that nobody can afford to stay in this neighbourhood.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
the elephant in the room
an obvious issue nobody mentions
“The elephant in the room is that nobody can afford to stay in this neighbourhood.”
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