B2culture
elephant in the room
모두가 알지만 아무도 언급하지 않는 문제
An obvious problem or sensitive issue that people are aware of but deliberately avoid discussing
Examples
Nobody mentioned the budget cuts — it was the elephant in the room all meeting.
Their recent argument was the elephant in the room during the family dinner.
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