We should talk about the baby elephant in the room.
baby elephant in the room
idiomAn obvious but mostly inconsequential issue.
Origin
disputed originbaby + elephant in the room
The minor typo on the menu was the baby elephant in the room that everyone noticed but nobody mentioned.
While the committee focused on the major budget crisis, the baby elephant in the room remained the outdated office coffee machine that everyone quietly disliked.
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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
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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.