Elephant–Figures of Speech

elephant — Figures of Speech
1. elephantine [said of a big and heavy and awkward person or thing, like an elephant]

2. a white elephant  =  some useless thing (possession) that may be expensive or difficult to keep or maintain

3. a pink elephant  =  an imaginary thing that is seen by a drunkard

4. to see pink elephants  =  to be too much drunk

5. (a)  to have a memory like an elephant

(b)  elephants have long memories =  to have good memory, especially of things that happened very long ago

6. like feeding bun to an elephant [said of any situation where demand (or requirement) is very high but the supply is very low]

7. only an elephant can bear an elephant’s load [said to imply that only a great person can do great things]

8. to find an elephant on the moon [said of when too much importance is attached to some discovery that turns out to be silly or foolish]