అత్త కొట్టిన కుండ అడుగోటి కుండ, కోడలు కొట్టిన కుండ కొత్త కుండ.

This expression describes a situation where someone waits for a long time to act, or makes a great effort, only to make a critical mistake or perform the action at the wrong time/place. It is used to highlight a significant failure or a blunder after much anticipation or effort.

This expression signifies that once something is completely ruined, lost, or once a person's reputation is destroyed, it is extremely difficult, if not impossible, to restore it to its original state. It is used to caution against negligence or to describe the permanent nature of certain failures.

This expression is used to describe a person who reacts with disproportionate anger or irrationality to a minor problem, ending up causing a bigger loss for themselves. It highlights how someone might destroy the very tool they need just because it didn't yield immediate results.

This proverb highlights human hypocrisy and double standards in judging mistakes. It describes a situation where people exaggerate the mistakes of others (the daughter-in-law's mistake is seen as destroying something brand new) while making excuses for their own or their favorites' mistakes (the mother-in-law's broken pot is dismissed as having been old and already broken). It is used to point out unfair bias and blame-shifting.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where a problem needs to be solved or a task accomplished without causing any damage or loss to the parties involved. It refers to finding a diplomatic or clever middle ground where the objective is achieved while maintaining perfect balance and avoiding negative consequences.

This proverb highlights human hypocrisy and selective bias. It describes a situation where a person complains loudly about the small faults of someone they are supposed to be with (like a spouse), but willingly ignores or even finds beauty in the significant abuses of someone they are infatuated with. It is used to mock people who have double standards based on their personal likes and dislikes.

This proverb highlights double standards and hypocrisy in judging actions. It refers to how people often exaggerate the mistakes of others (the daughter-in-law) while minimizing or making excuses for their own or their favorites' mistakes (the mother-in-law).

This proverb describes double standards and hypocrisy in judging actions based on who performs them. It is used when a person in authority or power excuses their own mistakes as trivial or unavoidable while magnifying the same mistakes made by subordinates or others.

This proverb describes a situation where a person is so vulnerable or inherently flawed that any misfortune, regardless of where it strikes, affects their most basic stability. It is often used to refer to people who are already in a weak position, where any further trouble only worsens their existing plight.

This expression describes a situation where a person, when asked to perform a simple task or help out, ends up causing significant damage or making the situation much worse due to incompetence, arrogance, or lack of common sense.