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White ElephantA useless object, an expensive but useless possessionRate it:

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white elephantAn ornament etc that is unwanted or is a financial burden; an unprofitable investment.Rate it:

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white elephantAn albino elephant.Rate it:

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white elephantSomething you have but uselessRate it:

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baby elephant in the roomAn obvious but mostly inconsequential issue.Rate it:

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elephant in the roomA problem or difficult issue that is very obvious, but is ignored for the convenience or comfort of those involved.Rate it:

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eat an elephant one bite at a timeTo do something one step at a time; to do something in steps rather than all at once.Rate it:

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elephant earAny of several plants in tribe Colocasieae or Caladieae.A taro plant.Caladium.Rate it:

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elephant earUsed other than as an idiom: see elephant, ear.Rate it:

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elephant earCaladium.Rate it:

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elephant earA taro plant.Rate it:

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elephant earA flat, crisp, sugared pastryRate it:

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elephant earsUsed other than as an idiom: see elephant, ear.Rate it:

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elephant earstaroRate it:

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memory like an elephantNot forgetful; remembering everything.Rate it:

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see the elephantUsed other than as an idiom: see see, the, elephant.Rate it:

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see the elephantTo witness something unexpected and awe-filling. [early 19th c. to Civil War]Rate it:

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vous faites d'une mouche un éléphantYou make a mountain out of a molehill.Rate it:

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black and whiteA type of giant cookie with icing on the top side: half white, half dark chocolate.Rate it:

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black and whiteA police patrol car.Rate it:

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white trashA poorly educated white person with low moral and social standards and low social status.Rate it:

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white holeA theoretically possible but physically highly unlikely singularity which would emit matter and energy; the antithesis of a black hole.Rate it:

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white sheepUsed other than as an idiom: see white, sheep.Rate it:

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white magicMagic derived from good or benign forces, as distinct from evil or malevolent forces; or magic performed with the intention of doing good or giving aid.Rate it:

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in black and whiteHaving it displayed using shades of gray/gray rather than colour/color .Rate it:

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like white on riceInseparable; in very close proximity; following closely.Rate it:

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white lieA deliberate, untrue statement which does no harm or is intended to produce a favorable result.Rate it:

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white saviorAn embedded reflex by those from unquestioned privilege to outline the solution to Black social struggles and systemic racism.Rate it:

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in black and whiteExplicitly, in writing, clearly and without doubt or misunderstanding, without any grey areas.Rate it:

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white on riceA descriptive analogy of closeness. See like white on rice.Rate it:

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wave the white flagTo indicate to an opposing force that one is surrendering.Rate it:

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white coat hypertensionElevated blood pressure measured by a medical practitioner and deemed to result from the patient's emotional response to the medical environment.Rate it:

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black and whiteThe police, a police officer.Rate it:

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black-and-whiteAlternative form of black and whiteRate it:

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white manA Caucasian man; a European.Rate it:

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white spiritsolventRate it:

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"only those who dream in color can change a black and white world."DreamRate it:

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as white as a sheetVery neat and cleanRate it:

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black-and-whiteOf art, a photograph or photography, using shades of grey/gray rather than colour/color.Rate it:

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black-and-whiteOf a television or monitor, displaying images in shades of grey/gray rather than colour/color.Rate it:

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black-and-whiteClassifying people, objects or concepts as two polar opposites, especially "right" and "wrong"; dichotomous and inflexible.Rate it:

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egg whitealbumenRate it:

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free, white, and twenty-onebeholden to no one; master of one's own destiny.Rate it:

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in black and whiteUsing shades of grey/gray rather than colour/color.Rate it:

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like white on riceInseparably; in very close proximity.Rate it:

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wave the white flagTo yield, give up, or quit.Rate it:

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white as a sheetVery white or pale, as if suffering from shock.Rate it:

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white as driven snowextremely white; totally white (of a color).Rate it:

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white as snowVery white.Rate it:

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white goodsfridges, washing machines, etcRate it:

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