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Some years ago, a student told me about a book he had read and enjoyed very much. This is a Ted Talk by the writer of that book, Eddie Jaku....
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The video above is a simplified version of the famous story by Beatrix Potter. - Can you tell me what Lucy always lost? - What kind of creat...
“The elephant in the room” I think that it would mean a big problem or issue that everyone is aware of, but nobody wants to talk about.
ReplyDeleteA good Spanish examples would be:
- “el tema del que nadie quiere hablar”
- “hacer la vista gorda”
I really like this idiom because it’s such a vivid image — you can almost imagine a huge elephant standing there while everyone pretends it doesn’t exist!
You're right: this idiom is very visual.
ReplyDeleteJust a small correction: two good Spanish examples would be...