Derived from the term ' The Elephant In the Room' which means an obvious truth that is either being ignored or unaddressed . This term is used when we think we know an obvious truth but there is an underline truth that is not apparent at first.
This term was used by Ruka Ruka Ali in his song - Fly Like Me.
A scottish football song that gets singed by Dundee United when they are vs Aberdeen. The song is aimed at Gavin Rae because he used to play for Dundee and Dundee United are Dundees rivals
Dundee united fan 1: did you hear about gaving rae??????????Dundee United fan 2 what. Gavin rae the elephant man?
Butthead: Uhh, do you know what Cage the Elephant means?
Beavis: (mumbles) Oh yeah ha. Uhh, like um ha (says) choking your chicken? hahahahahaha
Butthead: Beavis, you think everything means that. But uhh, in this case it does. hahahaha
Beavis: ha Whoa! ha. That guy just caged his elephant hahaha.
"His supervisors thought they could cage the elephant by getting the rogue cop off the streets and into a cubicle desk job. But confinement only made him restless, and more dangerous than before."
Other examples of caged elephants include: Hormone-crazed high schoolkids; Employees in unfulfilling jobs; Spouses trapped in loveless marriages.