emperor's new clothes

emperor's new clothes
Something obvious and embarrassing that is politely ignored or that goes unacknowledged.

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  • Emperor's New Clothes — Emperor s New Clothes, The a ↑fairy tale (=old children s story) by Hans Christian Andersen about an ↑emperor who pays a lot of money for some new magic clothes which can only be seen by wise people. The clothes do not really exist, but the… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • emperor's new clothes —  Something which does not exist (despite the Emperor s conviction to the contrary) …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • The Emperor's New Clothes — ( Keiserens nye Klæder ) is a fairy tale by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen about an emperor who unwittingly hires two swindlers to create a new suit of clothes for him. The tale was first published in 1837 as part of Eventyr,… …   Wikipedia

  • The Emperor's New Clothes (disambiguation) — The Emperor s New Clothes is a Danish fairy tale written by Hans Christian Andersen and first published in 1837 The Emperor s New Clothes may also refer to: * The Emperor s New Clothes (2001 film), a 2001 film starring Ian Holm as Napoleon… …   Wikipedia

  • The Emperor's New Clothes (2001 film) — Infobox Film name = The Emperor s New Clothes image size = caption = director = Alan Taylor producer = writer = Simon Leys (novel) Kevin Molony, Alan Taylor Herbie Wave (screenplay) narrator = starring = Ian Holm Iben Hjejle Tim McInnerny music …   Wikipedia

  • The Emperor's New Clothes — Données clés Réalisation Alan Taylor Scénario Simon Leys (roman) Kevin Molony, Alan Taylor Herbie Wave (scénario) Acteurs principaux Ian Holm Iben Hjejle Tim McInnerny Genre Comédie historique …   Wikipédia en Français

  • The Emperor's New Groove — This article is about the film. For the video game, see The Emperor s New Groove (video game). The Emperor s New Groove …   Wikipedia

  • (the) emperor has no clothes — the ˌemperor has no ˈclothes idiom used to describe a situation in which everybody suddenly realizes that they were mistaken in believing that sb/sth was very good, important, etc. • Soon investors will realize that the emperor has no clothes and …   Useful english dictionary

  • The Emperor Wears No Clothes — is a book written by Jack Herer. Starting in 1973, Jack Herer took the advice of his friend Captain Ed Adair and began compiling tidbits of information about cannabis and its numerous uses. [Herer, Jack. 1985. The Emperor Wears No Clothes . Ah Ha …   Wikipedia

  • The Emperor's New Cloak — ST episode name = The Emperor s New Cloak series = DS9 ep num = 160 prod num = 562 date = February 3, 1999 writer = Ira Steven Behr Hans Beimler director = LeVar Burton stardate =unknown year = 2375 prev = Prodigal Daughter next = Field of Fire… …   Wikipedia

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