ఆపాటి మగడవే అయితే చెవులు తడుముకుంటావెందుకు?

This expression is used to convey that someone is highly experienced, clever, or not easily deceived. By saying a 'goldsmith' (a professional expert) did the piercing, the speaker implies they have been seasoned by experts or have seen enough of the world to know better than to be fooled.

This expression is used sarcastically to indicate that the speaker is not a fool and cannot be easily deceived. By saying 'the same goldsmith pierced my ears too', the speaker implies they have as much experience, wisdom, or sharpness as the person trying to trick them.

This expression is used to describe a person who reacts with unnecessary panic or goes to extreme lengths for a very minor issue. It highlights a situation where someone's worry or investigation is disproportionate to the actual problem, or when someone is trying to verify something obvious in a clumsy way.

Said by an old woman to a thief. * Mel in ore, verba lactis, Fel in corda, fras in factis.

This proverb is used to describe a person who is so hardened or wicked that they have already committed a grave sin or major crime, making a smaller offense seem insignificant to them. It implies that once someone has crossed a major moral boundary (like harming their own mother), they will not hesitate to commit further, even smaller, wrongs against others.

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.

This proverb describes a situation where two people are equally mismatched or have complementary flaws that lead to a dysfunctional or comical result. It is used to refer to a pairing where neither party can help the other's shortcomings, or when two incompetent people are brought together.

This proverb describes someone who is overly anxious or paranoid. It refers to a person who takes extreme, unnecessary precautions far in advance or at a great distance out of irrational fear of a potential event. It is used to mock those who overreact to rumors or distant threats.

Mâyavaram is near Combaconum.

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.

This proverb is used to describe someone who lacks common sense or is behaving foolishly. It refers to a story where a blind father is asked if he can see, and the son checks his ears to find the answer. It is used when someone looks for a solution in the wrong place or performs an unnecessary or illogical action to verify something obvious.

This proverb is used to describe a story, explanation, or excuse that lacks logic, consistency, or a proper foundation. It refers to something that is nonsensical or a 'cock and bull story' where the details don't add up or have no basis in reality.