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Why do we say 'spill the beans' and other expressions? Exploring the origins

The phrase "elephant in the room" originated to describe a significant, obvious issue that people are reluctant to discuss, likely deriving from 19th-century fables where an elephant was humorously depicted as being overlooked in crowded spaces. ....

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Why do we say 'spill the beans' and other expressions? Exploring the origins

The phrase "elephant in the room" originated to describe a significant, obvious issue that people are reluctant to discuss, likely deriving from 19th-century fables where an elephant was humorously depicted as being overlooked in crowded spaces. ....

United Kingdom , New York , United States , Ivan Krylov , New York Times , Oxford English Dictionary , Inquisitive Man , British Columbia , Daily Colonist ,

Why do we say 'spill the beans' and other expressions? Exploring the origins

The phrase "elephant in the room" originated to describe a significant, obvious issue that people are reluctant to discuss, likely deriving from 19th-century fables where an elephant was humorously depicted as being overlooked in crowded spaces. ....

New York , United States , United Kingdom , Ivan Krylov , New York Times , Oxford English Dictionary , Inquisitive Man , British Columbia , Daily Colonist ,