చాదస్తపు మొగుడు చెపితే వినడు, చెప్పకుంటే కరుస్తాడు

This expression is used to describe a situation where someone waits for others to act or succeed before taking initiative themselves, or a situation where one's fate is tied to the general outcome of a group. It is often used to mock someone who lacks independent drive and simply follows the crowd's luck or progress.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where someone's own success or progress is entirely dependent on another person's outcome. It reflects a state of helplessness or a wait-and-see approach, implying 'if it can happen for them, it will eventually happen for me too.'

This expression suggests that confessing one's mistakes or sins relieves the burden of guilt and leads to forgiveness. It is used to encourage honesty and transparency after making a mistake, implying that keeping a secret only worsens the moral weight of the action.

This proverb describes a situation where an entire administration or team is incompetent. If the leader is irrational or stubborn, they often surround themselves with fools and old-fashioned, narrow-minded people, leading to total chaos and failure.

This expression is used to describe an unpredictable person who oscillates between extremes—someone who can be insignificantly helpful or harmlessly quiet one moment, and then suddenly do something aggressive, harmful, or unexpected the next. It highlights a volatile or inconsistent personality.

This expression is used to describe someone who leaves a place very suddenly, secretly, or without informing anyone. It implies a quiet or abrupt departure where no one was given notice.

This proverb describes a situation where someone is asked to do a simple or unpaid task (Vetti), but they try to drag it out or demand excessive details, making the task unnecessarily long or burdensome. It is used when a person complicates a simple request or when a helper becomes a nuisance by over-extending their involvement.

This expression is used to describe a group of people who are overly obsessed with rituals, orthodox customs, and unnecessary rigidness (fastidiousness). It is often used humorously or mockingly to point out when people are making life difficult for themselves and others by strictly following trivial traditions or being excessively picky about how things are done.

This expression describes a person who is extremely difficult to please or deal with due to their irrational and contradictory behavior. It is used to refer to individuals who ignore advice or instructions when given, yet become angry or reactive when they are left out of the loop or not informed about the same matter.

This expression is used to describe a stubborn or foolish person who lacks common sense and refuses to take advice. It highlights a person who is both incapable of independent thought and unwilling to accept guidance from others, making them impossible to help or work with.