הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ זָרְחָה הַשִּׁיטָה פָּרְחָה וְהַשּׁוֹחֵט שָׁחַט

ביטוי (אנגלית)

The sun rose, the olive tree blossomed, and the slaughterer slaughtered

הגדרה (אנגלית)

By metaphor: a murderous event occurred but it did not cause shock to anyone, and the world continued to behave as usual.

(Modern Hebrew following the song by H.N. Bialik "In the City of the Killing")