Choose the correct meaning of the underlined idiom.
Everyone at the family dinner talked about the weather, but Rahul’s exam result was the elephant in the room.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → a big problem that everyone avoided talking about
| The elephant in the room (underlined idiom) | |
|---|---|
| Meaning | a big problem that everyone knows about but nobody wants to talk about |
| Example | The unpaid bills were the elephant in the room at the shop meeting. |