"Thousand pound gorilla in the room" nghĩa là gì?

"Thousand pound gorilla in the room" = con khỉ đột nghìn cân trong phòng -> nghĩa là vấn đề lớn trong mối quan hệ giữa hai hay nhiều người hoặc nhiều quốc gia.

Ví dụ

After reading about Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred giving his support to a split (chia ra) season for the Rays between Tampa Bay and Montreal, I would like to address the 800-pound gorilla in the room. If the Rays make the playoffs, where will they play? Would each home game alternate (xen kẽ) between cities? Imagine the logistics if they made it to the World Series.

It's way too early, obviously, to be talking about the 2024 presidential race. But I'll do it anyway. Anything can happen over the next two or three years. Especially unknown is the status of the thousand-pound gorilla in the Republican Party - Trump himself.

“You learn what it takes to become something bigger than yourself and living for your team. Everyone in the 308th understands that but Chief Ziegler has lived and breathed it for 33 years. This is a great example of living in our core (cốt lõi) values of service before self.” The commander remarked that Ziegler is considered a thousand-pound gorilla in the pararescue community.