emperor's new clothes

Etymology
After , a tale by Danish author.

Noun

 * 1)  Something obvious and embarrassing that is politely ignored or that goes unacknowledged.

Synonyms

 * elephant in the room

Translations

 * Danish: kejserens nye klæder
 * Finnish: keisarin uudet vaatteet
 * Japanese: 裸の王様
 * Portuguese: roupa nova do imperador, roupas novas do imperador
 * Slovak: cisárove nové šaty
 * Swedish: kejsarens nya kläder
 * Vietnamese: bộ quần áo mới của hoàng đế