the elephant in the room
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the elephant in the room — idiom
1. A major problem or an awkward subject that everyone knows about but nobody wants
1.idiom
Definition
A major problem or an awkward subject that everyone knows about but nobody wants to discuss, especially in a social or professional group setting.
Example
During the board meeting, nobody talked about falling sales — that was the elephant in the room.
Ravindra knew the elephant in the room was his decision to quit, so he brought it up himself.