elephant trap
not getting into issues that are not of much importance
We have little time during meeting, make sure we avoid those elephant traps.
elephant trap
A trap in reasoning or an argument, which a sensible person wouldn't fall into. There are a lot of interview questions like this that you might need to cunningly sidestep. Keep your wits about you!
Manager: I asked the usual interview questions with the standard elephant traps but they fell into each of them.
Colleague: Oh, no. Sigh.
Colleague: Oh, no. Sigh.