దిశమొలవానికి మొలతాడు ఉన్నవాడు ముష్టివాడు

This expression highlights the cultural importance of the 'Bavamardi' (brother-in-law) in Telugu families. It suggests that material wealth cannot replace the joy, companionship, and dynamic social support provided by certain close familial bonds, particularly the playful and supportive relationship shared with a brother-in-law.

This proverb is used to mock people who have little to offer or possess very little, yet display excessive pride, vanity, or arrogance. It highlights the irony of someone with no status or wealth acting more pretentious than those who actually possess them.

This proverb highlights the reciprocity and equality inherent in kinship and relationships, regardless of economic status. In Telugu culture, 'Bava' (brother-in-law) denotes a close relative. The saying suggests that blood relations or social bonds remain the same regardless of one person being rich (balisinavadu) and the other being poor (bakkavadu). It is used to emphasize that status shouldn't change how family members treat or address one another.

This proverb is the Telugu equivalent of 'Might is Right.' It implies that power, influence, or physical force often determines ownership or control, regardless of who is legally or morally right. It is used to describe situations where a strong person dominates the weak.

This expression is used to describe a person who behaves with a high level of arrogance or self-importance despite having no actual substance, merit, or personal achievement. It mocks someone who acts superior based on reflected glory or superficial vanity, essentially being a 'worthless person with high airs'.

This expression is used to describe a situation where someone foolishly rewards or empowers the very person who is causing them harm or destruction. It highlights the irony and stupidity of helping one's own enemy or benefactor of one's downfall.

This expression is used to describe an absurd or illogical situation where a person interferes in a matter that they have absolutely no authority or legal standing over. It refers to someone trying to settle or decide an issue that does not involve them at all.

This expression is used to describe a situation where someone who possesses the actual substance or the best parts of something is superior to someone who only has the large, hollow, or useless parts. It emphasizes quality and substance over sheer size or volume.

This proverb highlights that certain people are always busy. A person with a physical itch is constantly occupied scratching it, while a gardener is perpetually busy tending to plants. In a broader sense, it refers to people who either have constant problems to fix or those who are so dedicated to their work/hobbies that they never find free time.

This proverb highlights the unique and close bond shared between a man and his brother-in-law (specifically his wife's brother or sister's husband) in Telugu culture. It suggests that this relationship is often characterized by friendship, mutual support, and a lack of the formal tensions sometimes found in other familial ties.