2024-07-05 01:53:43
The Wikipedia page shows no reference to a connection between this phrase and "elephant in the room", which refers to an important or enormous topic, question, or controversial issue that is obvious or that everyone knows about but no one mentions or wants to discuss [Link][Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(10-1-12) Author
2024-07-05 02:14:36
Note not needed, the term Elephant in the room is literally referenced on the page where it says "See also" [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(12-2-10) Author
2024-07-05 03:25:02
"Elephant in the room" is a metaphorical idiom for an obvious problem or risk that no one wants to discuss: [Link] The other phrase means a hidden snag or hindrance: [Link] In 1860, it was the title of a racist parody of Republican efforts to play down the antislavery plank: [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(22-0-6) Author
2024-07-05 11:50:32
There is no evidence that the two phrases are related. The screenshot incorrectly implies they have the same meaning, but they do not. Similar idioms exist in other languages and first recorded use in print was not until 1959 by the New York Times. [Link] CURRENTLY_RATED_HELPFUL(6-0-3) Author
2024-07-05 12:15:12
NNN - The poster is referencing a semantic relationship between the two phrases as opposed to claiming that they are etymologically related. Both phrases imply the presence of something yet undisclosed or undiscussed. [Link][Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(1-0-1) Author
2024-07-05 16:59:12
NNN - The poster never claimed that the two phrases were related. A screenshot from a Wikipedia article does not need a CN. NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(1-0-1) Author