ఏనుగును ఇచ్చి అంకుశం దాచినట్లు

This proverb describes a person who spends a large amount of money or effort on a major project but fails or becomes stingy over a very small, essential detail required to manage it. It is used to critique someone who is 'penny wise and pound foolish,' showing how neglect of minor necessities can render a huge investment useless.

This proverb is used to describe a person who approaches someone for help or with a specific purpose but hesitates to speak their mind or hides their true intentions due to shyness, false pride, or unnecessary secrecy. It highlights the irony of wanting something while being too secretive to ask for it.

This proverb describes someone who visits for a specific purpose or favor but tries to hide their true intention out of false modesty or hesitation. It is used to point out hypocrisy or the awkwardness of being indirect when the need is obvious.

This expression is used to describe a situation where someone approaches another person for help or a favor but is too hesitant, shy, or secretive to state their actual need. It highlights the irony of intending to ask for something while concealing the very tool or reason needed to receive it.

Poverty and pride.

This proverb refers to a situation where someone performs a major act of generosity or completes a significant task, but ruins it or holds back on a very small, trivial detail. It is used to describe a person who is 'penny wise and pound foolish' or someone who makes a large sacrifice but shows pettiness regarding a minor related matter.

This proverb describes a foolish exchange or a bad bargain. It refers to a situation where someone gives away something useful and productive (the milking buffalo) only to replace it with something useless and harmful (the aggressive bull). It is used when a person makes a decision that results in a significant loss of utility and an increase in trouble.

This proverb is used to describe a person who tries to perform a shameful or clandestine act in a way that is highly visible and attracts everyone's attention. It refers to a situation where someone lacks the common sense to be discreet about their wrongdoings, making their actions impossible to ignore.

This proverb emphasizes self-reliance and the bounty of nature over patronage from the powerful. It suggests that what one earns through honest labor on their own land is superior and more sustainable than gifts or favors received from those in power, which often come with conditions or strings attached.

This proverb is used to describe a person who lacks legitimate authority or external validation and instead relies on self-proclamations or self-awarded honors. It mocks those who boast about achievements or titles they have unilaterally claimed without any basis in truth or merit.

This proverb is used to point out the absurdity of someone who invests a massive amount of effort or money into a major project but then neglects a small, essential detail required to make it functional. It highlights that once a significant commitment is made, one should not be stingy or lazy about the minor necessities.