the emperor's new clothes

成語所屬單字emperor

the emperor's new clothes — 慣用語

1. A situation where people pretend to admire something because they are afraid to

1.慣用語
釋義

國王的新衣

A situation where people pretend to admire something because they are afraid to admit they do not understand it.

例句

Maya called the new policy the emperor's new clothes, since no one dared criticize it.

When the CEO admitted the project was flawed, the team realized it was the emperor's new clothes.