There Is Something to It
There is something to it; there is merit in it; it is possible in that regard.
("The annulment of vows throughout the day: there is room in the matter to be lenient and to be strict" - Nedarim 10:8, and likewise: "And do not show partiality to the great" - so that you do not say: He is rich; he is the son of great men; how can I disgrace him and see his shame? There is a penalty in the matter, therefore it is said: 'And do not show partiality to the great'" - Rashi on Leviticus 19:15, and likewise: "For if she had come to greet her husband, it would not have been a matter of exaggeration" - Agnon / Ad Henah, Frenhaym, 255)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
יֵשׁ בַּדָּבָר...
Definition (Hebrew)
יֵשׁ בּוֹ. נִמְצָא בּוֹ. אֶפְשָׁר לְגַבָּיו.
("הֲפָרַת נְדָרִים כָּל הַיּוֹם יֵשׁ בַּדָּבָר לְהָקֵל וּלְהַחֲמִיר"- נְדָרִים י ח, וְכֵן:"וְלֹא תֶהְדַּר פְּנֵי גָדוֹל- שֶׁלֹּא תֹּאמַר עָשִׁיר הוּא זֶה בֶּן גְּדוֹלִים הוּא זֶה, הֵיאַךְ אֲבַיְּשֶׁנּוּ וְאֶרְאֶה בְּבָשְׁתּוֹ, עֹנֶשׁ יֵשׁ בַּדָּבָר, לְכָךְ נֶאֱמַר וְלֹא תֶהְדַּר פְּנֵי גָדוֹל"- רָשִׁ"י וַיִּקְרָא יט טוּ, וְכֵן:"שֶׁאִם הָיְתָה בָּאָה לְהַקְבִּיל פְּנֵי בַּעְלָהּ לֹא הָיָה בִּדְבַר מִשּׁוּם גֻּזְמָא"- עַגְנוֹן/ עַד הֵנָּה, פְרֶנְהַיְם, 255)