Thursday, September 8, 2011

6 Days Of 30 to get your Art On


She has a White Elephant that is slowing her down.

A white elephant is an idiomfor a valuable but burdensome possession of which its owner cannot dispose and whose cost (particularly cost of upkeep) is out of proportion to its usefulness or worth. The term derives from the story that the kings of Siam (nowThailand) were accustomed to make a present of one of these animals to courtiers who had rendered themselves obnoxious, in order to ruin the recipient by the cost of its maintenance. In modern usage, it is an object, scheme, business venture, facility, etc., considered to be without use or value.[1]

2 comments:

  1. oh i love that - so many different connotations re a "white elephant" - brilliant!

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