Do not mention the rope in the house of the hanged

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Do not mention the rope in the house of the hanged

Do not mention the rope in the house of the hanged

One should not mention or bring up a subject that may cause pain, shame, or embarrassment in front of someone who might be hurt by it.

(See: "In the house of the hanged one does not speak of the rope".)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

אֵין מַזְכִּירִין אֶת הַחֶבֶל בְּבֵית הַתָּלוּי

Definition (Hebrew)

אֵין לְהַזְכִּיר אוֹ לְהַעֲלוֹת נוֹשֵׂא הֶעָשׂוּי לְעוֹרֵר כְּאֵב, בּוּשָׁה אוֹ מְבוּכָה בִּפְנֵי מִי שֶׁעָלוּל לְהִפָּגַע מִמֶּנּוּ.

(רְאֵה:"בְּבֵיתוֹ שֶׁל הַתָּלוּי אֵין מְשִׂיחִין בְּחֶבֶל".)

Keyword

shame proverb sensitivity tact consideration

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