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3. Beyond the text
What's the meaning of the phrase 'The emperor's new clothes'?
From https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/the-emperors-new-clothes.html
It is used in contexts where people are widely acclaimed and admired but where others question whether what they have created is of any value.
The phrase bears some similarity to another modern-day expression - the elephant in the room. An essential factor with both phrases is the willingness of people to engage into an unspoken contract to willfully disbelieve what they know to be true.
The phrase bears some similarity to another modern-day expression - the elephant in the room. An essential factor with both phrases is the willingness of people to engage into an unspoken contract to willfully disbelieve what they know to be true.
An example: Something widely accepted as true as some decision taken for some CEOs.
So many people believe in his words and follow him like the
emperor´s new clothes.
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