అవసరం తీరితే, అక్క మొగుడు కుక్క

avasaram tirite, akka mogudu kukka

Translation

Once the need is fulfilled, the sister's husband is treated like a dog.

Meaning

This proverb describes ingratitude. It is used to mock people who seek help from someone with great respect, but once their work is done or their need is met, they treat that same person with contempt or total disregard.

Related Phrases

If the crying woman's husband returns, my husband will return too.

This expression is used to describe a situation where someone waits for others to act or succeed before taking initiative themselves, or a situation where one's fate is tied to the general outcome of a group. It is often used to mock someone who lacks independent drive and simply follows the crowd's luck or progress.

If the weeping widow's husband returns, mine will come also. Stolid indifference. Want of feeling.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where someone's own success or progress is entirely dependent on another person's outcome. It reflects a state of helplessness or a wait-and-see approach, implying 'if it can happen for them, it will eventually happen for me too.'

A stick taken by a dog, a stick taken by a jackal. No one agreeing with his neighbour. All at sixes and sevens.

This proverb is used to describe a situation or task that has been completely ruined or made useless by being handled by too many incompetent or unreliable people. It implies that when something is passed between many hands without proper care, it loses its original value or purpose.

If no one is available, the elder sister's husband is the only resort.

This proverb describes a situation where one settles for a less-than-ideal or makeshift option because there are no other alternatives available. It is often used to comment on choosing someone or something as a last resort when the primary or better options are missing.

Once the need is fulfilled, the son-in-law is equivalent to excrement.

This proverb describes extreme selfishness and ingratitude. It is used to refer to people who treat others with great respect only as long as they need a favor, but once their purpose is served, they treat those same people with utter contempt or disregard.

Going to Mekka and bringing back dog's dirt.

This expression is used to describe a person who goes on a great or sacred journey (or takes on a significant opportunity) but returns with something worthless or engages in something trivial and disgraceful. It highlights the irony of wasting a valuable opportunity or a holy pilgrimage by focusing on or bringing back something foul.

When someone said 'Fie, fie, dog!', she replied 'What is it, sister?'

This proverb is used to describe someone who is so shameless or thick-skinned that they take insults personally as if they were being addressed as a relative. It highlights a lack of self-respect or an inability to recognize when one is being rebuked.

When someone tired and exhausted came to sleep beside their sister, she picked them up and put them beside the brother-in-law.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where someone seeks comfort, relief, or help from a trusted person, but instead of finding rest, they are pushed into a more difficult, uncomfortable, or awkward situation. It highlights the irony of getting additional trouble instead of the expected solace.

When the dog which had eaten [ the food ] ran off, he caught hold of another dog and broke its leg. Making the innocent suffer for the guilty.

This proverb describes a situation where the actual culprit escapes, and an innocent person who happens to be nearby is punished for the crime. It is used to highlight injustice or a lapse in judgement where the wrong person is held accountable for someone else's mistake.

As long as there is a need, he is Adinarayana (God); once the need is fulfilled, he is Guda Narayana (worthless).

This proverb is used to describe opportunistic or selfish people who show great respect and devotion to someone only as long as they need a favor. Once their objective is achieved, they treat the same person with contempt or indifference.