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Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary
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 | | 〆 | white elephant | | ✓ | (xem) white |
| ◎ | [white elephant] | 〆 | 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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