baby elephant in the room
idiomAn obvious but mostly inconsequential issue.
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assume room temperature
To die; to be killed.
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baby and bathwater
Used in reference to an error in which something valuable is discarded in the process of removing or rejecting something unwanted.
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baby step
A small effort made towards the completion of a much larger task.
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baby up
To treat as a baby.
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Basin of gravy
[Cockney slang]baby
Suggestive of the softness of the foods on which babies are fed.
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be left holding the baby
To be left with the responsibility of resolving a problem.
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eat an elephant one bite at a time
To do something one step at a time; to do something in steps rather than all at once.
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elephant in the room
A problem or difficult issue that is very obvious, but is ignored for the convenience or comfort of those involved.