2024 · Q19
Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d), which presents the most appropriate meaning and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
Elephant in the room
EnglishIdioms and Phrases
- AThe important topic
- BThe unavoidable mind-set
- CThe obvious problem that is being avoided
- DThe prized possession in the room
Explanation
‘The elephant in the room’ refers to an obvious problem or difficult issue that everyone is aware of but deliberately avoids discussing. Option (a) (‘the important topic’) misses the crucial element of avoidance, and (b) and (d) are unrelated. The idiom specifically combines obviousness with evasion. Therefore ‘The obvious problem that is being avoided’ is correct.