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Elephant Room Problem Discuss Obvious Called Project Unsatisfactory

Phrase/Idiom an elephant in the room
Definition A problem that no one wants to discuss but is so obvious that it cannot be ignored, is called an elephant in the room.
Example Her project is quite unsatisfactory. It’s an elephant in the room that we need to discuss.

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