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The race issue is the elephant in the room in this election. The legitimacy issue is the elephant in the room in the upcoming election for the totalitarian regime of Iran. |
the elephant in the room = an important subject or problem that everyone knows about but no one mentions |
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When the theatre first opened, it was widely regarded as white elephant. |
white elephant = sth that is completely useless, although it may have cost a lot of money |
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She had different interests, and we stupidly thought of her as a black sheep.He's the black sheep of the family. a black sheep. He's the black sheep of the family. |
a black sheep (of the family) = If sb is the black sheep of the family or group, their behaviour is considered by the family or group to be bad or embarrassing. |
