అపశబ్దాలు ఏమిటోయ్ అంటే మచ్చాలు దినేనోట స్వచ్ఛాలు ఎట్లా వస్తవిలేండి అన్నాడట

This agricultural proverb signifies that seeds sown during the Magha rain cycle (Karthi) do not yield a proper harvest; rather, they fail or remain as mere spots in the soil. It is used to emphasize the importance of timing and that efforts made at the wrong time lead to wasted labor and failure.

This proverb describes a situation where someone intentionally initiates a conflict by being unnecessarily rude or provocative. It is used when a person deliberately uses offensive language to spark a fight, even when there is no prior reason for an argument.

This expression describes a situation where someone gives a redundant, evasive, or foolishly obvious answer to avoid revealing what they are hiding. It is used to mock people who try to hide something by stating the obvious or using circular reasoning.

This proverb is used to mock someone who performs actions without genuine intent or respect, but merely out of habit or because they have nothing better to do. It satirizes mindless repetitive behavior or superficial courtesy.

This proverb is used to describe a person who is extremely hypersensitive, hypercritical, or impossible to please. It depicts a situation where even the most innocent or sacred words (like 'Narayana') are deliberately misinterpreted as offensive or negative by someone looking for an excuse to find fault.

Faults are thick where love is thin. (Welsh.)

This proverb is used to point out hypocrisy or to suggest that someone who indulges in base habits or deceitful actions cannot be expected to speak the truth or maintain moral integrity. It implies that a person's character and their words are deeply connected.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where someone demands the benefits or comforts associated with a condition (like the special diet/milk given to a sick person) without having the means to provide them, or more generally, when one accepts a problem but is unwilling or unable to handle the required resources/consequences.

This expression is used when someone tries to criticize or point out flaws in others while having the same flaws themselves. It is equivalent to the English idiom 'The pot calling the kettle black' or 'Two of a kind'. It highlights hypocrisy or a situation where both parties involved are equally at fault or equally questionable in character.

This expression is used to describe a person who agrees with everything someone says, even if it is logically impossible or absurd, usually to avoid conflict, please someone, or out of pure sycophancy. It highlights a lack of independent thinking or honesty.

This proverb suggests that external remedies or temporary protections might hide a problem, but they cannot erase the permanent consequences or history of an event. It is used to emphasize that even if a conflict is resolved or a protector is gone, the deep-seated wounds or bad reputation (scars) remain.