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white elephant


ˌwhite ˈelephant BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: From the supposed practice of the King of Siam, who gave to people he did not like a white elephant, which cost a very large amount of money to keep]
something that is completely useless, although it may have cost a lot of money:
When the theatre first opened it was widely regarded as a white elephant.

white+elephanthu
thành ngữ elephant
white elephant
(xem) white

[white elephant]
saying & slang
a purchase that was not used, a useless object
Should we take the statue of Stalin to the White Elephant Sale?



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