చిచ్చు అంటుకుంటే, చేతులతో ఆర్పగలమా?

This proverb describes a situation where someone, in an attempt to solve a minor problem or take revenge for a small annoyance, ends up causing immense, disproportionate damage to themselves. It warns against letting anger cloud one's judgment and taking self-destructive actions.

Burn not your house to fright away the mice.

This expression describes a situation where there is a total lack of coordination or communication between two people. It is used when one person's urgent message or serious concern is met with a completely irrelevant or trivial response from the other person, often due to carelessness or misunderstanding.

This expression is used to highlight the pointlessness of making grand plans or promises when one lacks the necessary resources or substance to back them up. Just as measuring length with empty hands (without a physical object to measure) is a futile gesture, talking big without having anything to offer is useless.

This proverb is the Telugu equivalent of 'It takes two to tango.' It is used to suggest that in a conflict, argument, or a specific situation involving two parties, one person alone is rarely responsible; both sides usually contribute to the outcome.

This expression is used to describe a situation where someone makes grand plans or claims without having any resources, foundation, or substance. It refers to the futility of trying to measure something (like cloth or space) when you have nothing to measure or nothing to measure it with, symbolizing empty talk or baseless actions.

This expression is used to highlight a lack of basic resources. It implies that if a person had even a small amount of wealth or the necessary means, they would have lived much better or managed things more efficiently. It is often a sarcastic or defensive reply when someone asks why a person isn't doing more with their life or home.

This expression is used to advise patience and decorum, regardless of how urgent a need might be. It suggests that even in desperate situations, one must maintain their dignity, follow proper etiquette, and not act greedily or impulsively.

This expression describes a situation where two people are communicating without any real understanding or logical connection. It refers to a nonsensical or 'double Dutch' conversation where both parties are talking in gibberish or irrelevant terms, yet acting as if they are in agreement or have understood each other.

This expression is used to describe a situation where someone gives a completely irrelevant, nonsensical, or rhyming response to a question they don't understand. It highlights a lack of communication or a person's tendency to blabber meaningless words just to sound like they are participating in a conversation.

This proverb highlights two of the most significant responsibilities or risks in social life. It suggests that if you want to understand the true nature of a person or a relationship, you will find out once you either lend them money or entrust them with your daughter's life through marriage. Both acts involve a high level of trust and often lead to lasting worries or revelations about the other party's character.