800-pound gorilla
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title:
800-pound gorilla
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"800-pound gorilla" is an American English expression for an entity so powerful that it can act without regard to the rights of others or the law. The phrase is rooted in a riddle joke: Q. Where does an 800-pound gorilla sit?
A. Anywhere it wants to. This highlights the disparity of power between the gorilla and ordinary humans. 800 pounds are approximately 360 kg. The term can describe a powerful geopolitical and military force, or, in business, a powerful corporate entity that has such a large
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American English expression of powerful entities
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/800-pound_gorilla
date created:
2007-08-21T15:13:07Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T18:52:29Z
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