అబ్బురానికి బిడ్డ పుడితే, గడ్డపార తేరా చెవులు కుడతానన్నాడట

abburaniki bidda pudite, gaddapara tera chevulu kudatanannadata

Translation

When a child was born after much wonder and waiting, he asked for a crowbar to pierce the ears.

Meaning

This proverb describes a situation where someone reacts with excessive, irrational, or destructive enthusiasm to a long-awaited or miraculous event. It is used to mock people who, in their over-excitement or lack of common sense, propose absurd or harmful actions instead of following normal procedures.

Related Phrases

When a child was finally born after a long wait, the father asked for a crowbar to pierce the ears.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where someone overdoes or exaggerates a simple task out of excessive excitement or foolishness. It mocks people who, after waiting a long time for something, handle the result with extreme or inappropriate measures instead of using common sense.

When a beloved child is born, piercing the ears with a crowbar.

This proverb describes a situation where someone's extreme affection or over-enthusiasm actually leads to harming the person they love. It is used when a task is handled with excessive force or inappropriate tools in an attempt to be extra careful or special, resulting in a disaster instead of a benefit.

Like coming in as a needle and turning out like a crowbar.

This proverb is used to describe a situation or a person that starts off looking very small, harmless, or insignificant but eventually grows into a massive problem or a heavy burden. It is often applied to small favors that turn into huge demands, or minor ailments that escalate into major health issues.

For the pampered child, ears were pierced with a crowbar and spade-handles were used as earrings.

This satirical proverb is used to describe someone who claims to be doing something with great affection or care, but in reality, their actions are clumsy, excessive, or even harmful. It mocks the absurdity of 'over-pampering' that results in ridiculous or destructive outcomes, often highlighting a lack of common sense.

When crowbars themselves are being blown away by the wind, a leaf plate asked 'What will happen to me?'

This proverb is used to describe a situation where even the strongest or most powerful entities are suffering or failing, making the concerns of the weak or insignificant seem obvious yet trivial. It highlights a scale of disaster where if the indestructible is perishing, the fragile has no hope.

The long desired child has been born, fetch a crow-bar and I will bore its ears.

This proverb is used to mock people who act with excessive, inappropriate, or destructive zeal. When something rare or precious happens, one should treat it with care. Using a heavy tool like a crowbar for a delicate task like ear-piercing symbolizes a lack of common sense or an overreaction that ruins the very thing being celebrated.

Ridiculing unusual and extraordinary care being taken of any thing not worthy of it.

To a person who has torn off his own mother's ears, his aunt's ears are like ridge gourd flowers.

This proverb describes a person who is so cruel or heartless that they have harmed their own closest kin. For such a person, harming others (like an aunt or distant relative) is a trivial matter. It is used to warn others about a person's character; if someone doesn't spare their own family, they certainly won't spare you.

They say a child was born after much longing, and he said, 'Bring a crowbar, I will pierce the ears.'

This proverb is used to describe people who, in their over-excitement or lack of common sense, end up doing something destructive or inappropriate. It mocks the absurdity of using a heavy tool like a crowbar for a delicate task like ear piercing, symbolizing how excessive zeal without wisdom can lead to ruin.

The spinning wheel has two ears, and I have two ears.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where someone claims equality with another person or object based on a very superficial or irrelevant similarity, while ignoring the vast difference in status, function, or utility. It highlights a false or absurd comparison.

If a professional sews, the ears will not hurt.

This proverb implies that when a task is performed by a skilled professional or an expert in the field, it is done smoothly without causing any trouble or pain. It emphasizes the importance of expertise and craftsmanship.