Communication -The zebra, the donkey or the elephant in the room?

Now that the project budget has been cut, I’m not sure that we can achieve the objectives. Reading between the __________ I’d suggest that the bosses don’t think it’s a priority.

I had some suggestions on how we could move forward, but the boss just __________ me down.

She didn’t even want to talk about it. I guess my project, and my future here, is likely to be the __________ in the room at the next staff meeting.