బెల్లము ఉందని మోచేతిదాకా నాకినట్లు

This expression is used to describe a situation where someone promises or offers something attractive but makes it practically impossible to obtain or enjoy. It refers to deceptive tactics or giving someone a hard time after offering a benefit, essentially making them struggle for something that was supposed to be easy.

This proverb highlights that the comforts or happiness one experiences at their in-laws' house are often fleeting and sharp-lived. Just as a hit to the elbow causes a sudden, intense pain that subsides quickly, the joy there is considered temporary or accompanied by unexpected stings of criticism or discomfort. It is used to caution against relying too much on the hospitality of in-laws.

Happy is the wife who is married to a motherless son.

This proverb is used to illustrate that mere words or theoretical knowledge cannot substitute for actual experience or hard work. Just as writing the name of a sweet substance doesn't provide the taste of it, simply talking about a task or goal without taking action will not yield results.

This expression describes a person who lets go of a valuable opportunity or a significant gain and instead settles for something trivial or insignificant. It is used to mock someone's lack of foresight or poor decision-making when they prioritize minor details over the main essence.

This expression describes a situation where someone exaggerates a small, insignificant thing or a minor achievement as something massive and grand. It can also refer to someone being utterly mistaken about the scale or nature of a situation.

This expression is used to describe a situation where someone lets go of a valuable asset or a major opportunity and tries to find satisfaction in the minor, insignificant remnants. It highlights poor decision-making and the foolishness of missing the main point while focusing on the trivial.

This proverb describes experiences that are briefly painful but must be endured as part of life's inevitable circumstances. Just as an accidental hit on the elbow causes sharp, temporary pain that one quickly moves past, a woman's life in her husband's home (in traditional contexts) involves challenges and adjustments that she learns to tolerate as part of her routine existence.

This expression is used to describe a situation where someone promises or offers something attractive but makes the process so difficult, tricky, or elusive that the person never actually gets to enjoy the benefit. It refers to deceptive behavior or giving someone a 'runaround' while pretending to be helpful.

This expression describes an irrelevant or out-of-context response. It is used when someone provides an answer that has nothing to do with the question asked, or when there is a total lack of communication/understanding between two people.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where someone takes undue advantage of a person's kindness or submissiveness. It warns against exploiting a person's gentle nature or patience to an unreasonable or harmful extent.