virtahepo olohuoneessa

Finnish

Etymology

Popularized by the book of the same name first published in 1991 and written by Finnish theologian, therapist and author Tommy Hellsten; he has stated in an interview that he overheard the idiom while visiting the United States, and it is almost certainly a variant of the English elephant in the room.

Noun

virtahepo olohuoneessa (literally "hippopotamus in the living room")

1. (idiomatic) elephant in the room

Declension

See virtahepo.