The Mistake of His Life
An act that a person does whose result causes him great harm, or one that changes the course of his life for the worse.
(Modern Hebrew)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
טָעוּת חַיָּיו
Definition (Hebrew)
מַעֲשֶׂה שֶׁעוֹשֶׂה אָדָם וְשֶׁתּוֹצְאָתוֹ מְסִיבָּה לוֹ נֶזֶק גָּדוֹל אוֹ כָּזֶה הַמִּשְׁנֶה אֶת מַהֲלַךְ חַיָּיו לְרָעָה.
(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה)