Elephant in the room
English
Description
A problem or difficult issue that is very obvious, but is ignored for the convenience or comfort of those involved.
Etymology
Likely US origin, or possibly from Ivan Andreevich Kyrlov's 1814 fable, “The Inquisitive Man”, which tells of a man going to a museum and noticing all sorts of things apart from an elephant.
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