800-pound gorilla
"800-pound gorilla" is an American English expression for a person or organization so powerful that it can act without regard to the rights of others or the law. The phrase is rooted in a joke riddle: "Where does an 800-lb. gorilla sit?" The answer: "Anywhere it wants to." This highlights the disparity of power between the "800-lb. gorilla" and everything else. The metaphor has been mixed, on occasion, with the metaphor of the elephant in the room.
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800-pound gorilla
"800-pound gorilla" is an American English expression for a person or organization so powerful that it can act without regard to the rights of others or the law. The phrase is rooted in a joke riddle: "Where does an 800-lb. gorilla sit?" The answer: "Anywhere it wants to." This highlights the disparity of power between the "800-lb. gorilla" and everything else. The metaphor has been mixed, on occasion, with the metaphor of the elephant in the room.
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"800-pound gorilla" is an Amer ...... r of the elephant in the room.
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800 lb gorilla est une express ...... . La réponse : « Où il veut. »
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"800-pound gorilla" is an Amer ...... r of the elephant in the room.
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800 lb gorilla est une express ...... . La réponse : « Où il veut. »
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800 lb gorilla
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800-pound gorilla
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