అయినవారందరు ఆ దోవను పోగా, జంగాన్ని పట్టుకొని జాము యేడ్చినాడు.
ayinavarandaru a dovanu poga, janganni pattukoni jamu yedchinadu.
When all his friends went away, he caught hold of a Jangam and cried for three hours. Taking an unconcerned person into your counsels.
This proverb describes a situation where someone ignores their own people or relevant parties during a crisis, but wastes time and emotion on a complete stranger or someone irrelevant. It is used to mock someone who misses the main point or target and directs their energy toward the wrong person or thing.
Jāmu is a watch of three hours, the day from sunrise to sunset being divided into four Jāmus.
Related Phrases
వచ్చిన దోవనే పోతున్నది.
vachchina dovane potunnadi.
It will go the way it came. So got, so gone. Lightly come, lightly go. I llgot, ill spent.
This expression is used to describe a situation where money, resources, or efforts return to their source without providing any benefit, or when a person leaves a place immediately after arriving without accomplishing anything. It is often used to refer to money being spent as quickly as it was earned.
అవ్వను పట్టుకొని వసంతాలాడినట్టు
avvanu pattukoni vasantaladinattu
Like playing games with your grand-mother. Lit. "Throwing scarlet water over her," a sport among young people as marriages, &c.
This expression is used to describe an inappropriate or disrespectful act where someone behaves in a frivolous or playful manner with a person who deserves respect and dignity due to their age or stature. It highlights actions that are out of place or cross the boundaries of social etiquette.
Disrespectful and unseemly conduct towards elderly people.
పరిహాసం పైన వేసుకొని, జాణతనం చేతపట్టుకొని జాతరకు పోయినాడట.
parihasam paina vesukoni, janatanam chetapattukoni jataraku poyinadata.
He went to the fair wearing humor and carrying cleverness in his hand.
This proverb is used to describe a person who lacks seriousness or maturity. It refers to someone who treats everything as a joke and relies solely on superficial wit or over-smartness rather than preparation or responsibility when approaching a significant task or event.
నూనె పోగొట్టుకొన్నవాడూ ఏడ్చినాడు, బొండాపకాయల వాడూ పొర్లి పొర్లి ఏడ్చినాడు.
nune pogottukonnavadu edchinadu, bondapakayala vadu porli porli edchinadu.
The man who lost the oil cried, and the cocoanut man cried bitterly. A bullock laden with pots of oil belonging to one man and unpeeled cocoanuts belonging to another rolled over. The pots broke, but the cocoanuts were none the worse. The first man cried quietly, but the second was loud in his lamentations. Making a fuss about nothing.
This proverb describes a situation where someone with a minor or insignificant loss (or no loss at all) makes a much bigger scene than the person who suffered a genuine, significant loss. It is used to mock those who overreact or feign distress for attention when they have little at stake compared to others.
వెంటరావద్దంటే, ఎత్తుకొమ్మని ఏడ్చాడట
ventaravaddante, ettukommani edchadata
When [ a child ] was told not to follow, it asked to be carried.
This proverb is used to describe a person who, when given a simple instruction or boundary, makes even more demanding and unreasonable requests. It highlights stubbornness or the tendency of someone to take undue advantage of a situation when they are already being a nuisance.
Asking much when denied a little. 44 ( 345 )
కాలు పట్టుకొని లాగితే చూరు పట్టుకొని వేలాడేవాడు.
kalu pattukoni lagite churu pattukoni veladevadu.
When you pull him out by the leg, he holds on by the eaves.
This expression is used to describe an extremely stubborn, persistent, or shameless person who refuses to let go or give up. Even when someone tries to remove them or bring them down, they find another way to cling to their position or stay involved.
A man of no delicacy of feeling, not to be got rid of easily. A toady.
అయినవారందరూ ఆ దోవను పోగా, జంగాన్ని పట్టుకుని జాము పడినట్లు.
ayinavarandaru a dovanu poga, janganni pattukuni jamu padinatlu.
When all the relatives have gone that way, holding onto a wandering monk for hours.
This proverb is used to describe a situation where one ignores the help or advice of their own capable people and instead relies on a complete stranger or an unreliable person, wasting significant time in the process. It highlights poor judgment in choosing whom to trust or follow.
అరచేత వెన్న పెట్టుకొని నేతికి ఏడ్చినట్టు
aracheta venna pettukoni netiki edchinattu
Like a man with butter in the palm of his hand, calling out for ghi.
This proverb is used to describe a person who searches for something everywhere when it is already within their possession or reach. It highlights the irony of being unaware of the resources one already has while complaining about a lack of results (since ghee is made by melting butter).
అత్త చస్తే కోడలు యేడ్చినట్టు.
atta chaste kodalu yedchinattu.
Like the daughter-in-law lamenting the death of her mother- in-law. Feigned sorrow. Crocodile tears.
This expression is used to describe someone showing fake grief or insincere sympathy. Historically, the relationship between a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in some households was seen as antagonistic; therefore, the daughter-in-law's crying is perceived as a mere formality or 'crocodile tears' rather than genuine sorrow.
కొండంత రెడ్డి పోగా పిడికెడు బొచ్చుకు ఏడ్చినట్టు
kondanta reddi poga pidikedu bochchuku edchinattu
When the big Reddy died they wept only for the handful of his hair. Indifferent to a great loss, but lamenting over some trifle that went with it. Fear not the loss of the bell more than the loss of the steeplce.
This expression is used to describe a situation where someone experiences a massive, significant loss but ignores it and instead worries or complains about a trivial, insignificant loss. It highlights a lack of perspective or misplaced priorities during a crisis.