A Drop of Tar in a Barrel of Honey/ A little venom bitters much sweet/ A drop of tar in a tin can (a drop of tar in a tin can)

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A Drop of Tar in a Barrel of Honey/ A little venom bitters much sweet/ A drop of tar in a tin can (a drop of tar in a tin can)

Figuratively: a small harmful thing found within a good system.

(Modern Hebrew. See also: “The barrel was clear, and you clouded them.”)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

טִיפַּת זֶפֶת בְּחָבִית דְּבַשׁ (כַּפִּית זֶפֶת בְּחָבִית דְּבַשׁ)

Definition (Hebrew)

בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: דָּבָר קָטָן וּמַזִּיק שֶׁנִּמְצָא בְּתוֹךְ מַעֲרֶכֶת טוֹבָה.

(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה. רְאֵה גַּם:"צְלוּלָה הָיְתָה הֶחָבִית וַעֲכַרְתֶּם אוֹתָם")

Keyword

honey tar barrel small harmful thing

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