Interesting Words and Expressions – White Elephant
- English Book Education
- Jul 10, 2014
- 1 min read
White Elephant – a thing that is useless and no longer needed, although it may have cost a lot of money, a valuable but burdensome possession.
Origin: from the story that in Siam (Thailand) the king would give a white elephant as a present to someone that he didn’t like. The person would have to spend all their money on looking after the rare animal.
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