the elephant in the room
成語所屬單字elephant
the elephant in the room — 慣用語
1. A major problem or an awkward subject that everyone knows about but nobody wants
1.慣用語
釋義
房間裡的大象；眾人避而不談的棘手問題
A major problem or an awkward subject that everyone knows about but nobody wants to discuss, especially in a social or professional group setting.
例句
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.