baby elephant in the room: meaning & examples

Meanings:

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  Global Englishinformal
  • A conspicuous or uncomfortable problem or issue that is being ignored or avoided by a group, typically a variant of 'elephant in the room' implying that the issue is large enough to be noticed but may be less prominent or newly emerging.

  Examples

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  • During the meeting about budget cuts, the baby elephant in the room was the looming layoffs that nobody dared to mention.

    Durante la reunión sobre recortes presupuestarios, el elefante bebé en la habitación era el inminente despido que nadie se atrevía a mencionar.

  • I feel like the baby elephant in the room is the unresolved conflict between the two departments, quietly affecting everyone's morale.

    Siento que el elefante bebé en la habitación es el conflicto no resuelto entre los dos departamentos, que afecta silenciosamente la moral de todos.

  • Even though the project was praised, the baby elephant in the room was the lack of enough skilled staff to complete it on time.

    Aunque el proyecto fue elogiado, el elefante bebé en la habitación era la falta de personal capacitado para completarlo a tiempo.