Sentences with phrase «proverbial elephant in the room»

«Let's discuss the proverbial elephant in the room — some reports even mentioned you have an armed guard stationed outside your office,» noted Rep. Charlie Dent, R - Pa., during Shulkin's appearance before the House Appropriations Committee.

LeEco's founder and CEO Jia Yueting was forced to deliver his keynote with the stubborn FF 91 as a backdrop serving as the proverbial elephant in the room.

Like the proverbial elephant in the room, dating is a massive part of these young people's lives, and yet no one wants to acknowledge it.

Its inhabitants just happen to come unnaturally large or small, like the proverbial elephant in the room or the object behind the peephole.