Expressions (A–Z)
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Attentive ear
See: "Attentive ears"
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D
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delicate/sensitive/punctilious
A person who is sensitive and delicate. A noble soul who recoils from anything r...
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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 emba...
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Don't take it to heart
See: "לקח ללב".
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Handle someone with kid gloves
With gentleness and sensitivity. With delicate treatment.
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He Does Not Kill Reeds
See: "It is not a lice killer."
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Horse trader
Figuratively: a person who behaves crudely or insensitively in a field that requ...
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intuition
Wisdom. Sensitivity and understanding.
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N
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Never mention rope in the house of a man who has been hanged
One does not mention, even by hint, a person's misfortune or disgrace in his pre...
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Soft underbelly
Figuratively: a weak or sensitive point; a vulnerability. “Achilles’ heel.”
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