baby elephant in the room

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An obvious but mostly inconsequential issue.

Pronunciation

en-au-baby elephant in the room.ogg

Word forms

baby elephant in the room baby elephants in the room

Etymology

baby + elephant in the room

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