Ορισμός και Σημασία του "tar baby"

Tar baby

ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ

προβληματική κατάσταση, δύσκολη κατάσταση

a problem that becomes more difficult to deal with the more one tries to solve it

Idiom

Informal

What is the origin of the idiom "tar baby" and when to use it?

The idiom "tar baby" originates from African-American folklore and gained wider recognition through the Uncle Remus stories written by Joel Chandler Harris in the late 19th century. In the stories, the tar baby is a doll made of tar and turpentine used by Br'er Fox to trap Br'er Rabbit. This expression has since evolved to represent a situation or problem that becomes more difficult to handle the more one gets involved with it.

Example

The politician found himself entangled in a tar baby of scandals and controversies, making it challenging for him to restore his reputation.

Ο πολιτικός βρέθηκε μπλεγμένος σε μια προβληματική κατάσταση σκανδάλων και αντιπαραθέσεων, καθιστώντας δύσκολο για αυτόν να αποκαταστήσει τη φήμη του.

Once I started arguing with my sibling about a trivial matter, it turned into a tar baby, and we could n't find a way to resolve the issue peacefully.

Μόλις άρχισα να τσακώνομαι με το αδερφό/την αδερφή μου για ένα ασήμαντο θέμα, μετατράπηκε σε μια δύσκολη κατάσταση, και δεν μπορέσαμε να βρούμε έναν τρόπο να επιλύσουμε το ζήτημα ειρηνικά.