అంబలి తాగేవాడికి మీసాలు ఎగబట్టేవాడొకడు

This proverb describes a situation where one person puts in the hard work and resources to establish something significant, while another person takes over the easier, daily maintenance or claims the credit/benefits. It is used to highlight the disparity between the founder and the beneficiary.

This proverb is used to mock people who expect grand assistance or royal treatment while performing simple or lowly tasks. It highlights the irony of someone who is barely managing a basic existence (drinking humble porridge) yet acts so superior or lazy that they need help to keep their mustache out of the bowl.

Said of a poor man trying to appear grand. A proud mind and a poor purse are ill met.

This expression is used to describe a situation where one person works hard to earn wealth or resources, while another person (often someone lazy or opportunistic) takes charge of managing, spending, or calculating that wealth without having contributed to the effort. It highlights the disparity between the laborer and the beneficiary.

This proverb describes a situation where an impoverished person who can barely afford to eat low-quality food (bran) hires or has an assistant to perform a trivial task (lifting his mustache) to maintain a false sense of status. It is used to mock people who show off or maintain unnecessary vanities they cannot afford, or to describe having useless assistants for simple tasks.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where one person does the actual work or experiences the reality of a situation, while others take the credit or act with false pride/arrogance without contributing anything. It highlights the disparity between those who live simply or do the hard work and those who show off unnecessarily.

This proverb is used to criticize unnecessary extravagance or dependency. It points out the absurdity of a person who is barely surviving on simple food (porridge) yet employs or expects an assistant for a trivial task like lifting their mustache. It highlights situations where someone has limited means but maintains high pretensions or employs unnecessary help for tasks they should do themselves.

This proverb is used to describe levels of extreme greed or corruption. It suggests that for every person who is corrupt or greedy, there is someone even more audacious and thorough in their exploitation. It highlights a hierarchy of dishonesty where each successive person is more predatory than the last.

This proverb is used to describe someone who tries to show off or act proud despite being in a poor or humble situation. It mocks the act of displaying unnecessary arrogance when one's basic needs are barely met.

This proverb describes a situation where someone who is already in a miserable or poor state (drinking simple gruel) has an unnecessary assistant or a hanger-on performing a trivial task. It is used to mock people who maintain high airs despite poverty, or to describe having useless assistants when the task at hand is very simple.

This proverb is used to criticize someone who performs a low, disgusting, or degrading task and yet expects others to serve them or maintain their dignity. It highlights the irony of a person who has already lost their self-respect or status by their actions, but still expects royal treatment or assistance in minor matters.