white elephant
пустая трата денег, обременительное имущество
Пример использования идиомы white elephant:
That big house of theirs seems to be a white elephant; it isn't worth its keep.
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Другие идиомы:
- ahead of the pack
- alley cat
- as awkward as a cow on roller skates
- as blind as a bat
- as busy as a beaver
- as clean as a hound's tooth
- as conceited as a barber's cat
- as crooked as a dog's hind leg
- as drunk as a skunk
- as fat as a pig
- as gentle as a lamb
- as gruff as a bear
- as hungry as a bear
- as innocent as a lamb
- as meek as a lamb