గారాబాల బిడ్డకు గడ్డపారతో చెవులు కుట్టి సలికెపారలు తీగలేసిందట

garabala biddaku gaddaparato chevulu kutti salikeparalu tigalesindata

Translation

For the pampered child, ears were pierced with a crowbar and spade-handles were used as earrings.

Meaning

This satirical proverb is used to describe someone who claims to be doing something with great affection or care, but in reality, their actions are clumsy, excessive, or even harmful. It mocks the absurdity of 'over-pampering' that results in ridiculous or destructive outcomes, often highlighting a lack of common sense.

Related Phrases

For the son's child and the daughter's child, the grandfather is the same.

This proverb is used to emphasize impartiality and equality in family relationships. It points out that a grandfather shares the same biological bond with all his grandchildren, regardless of whether they are born to his son or his daughter, suggesting that one should not show favoritism based on lineage.

When a child was finally born after a long wait, the father asked for a crowbar to pierce the ears.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where someone overdoes or exaggerates a simple task out of excessive excitement or foolishness. It mocks people who, after waiting a long time for something, handle the result with extreme or inappropriate measures instead of using common sense.

When a beloved child is born, piercing the ears with a crowbar.

This proverb describes a situation where someone's extreme affection or over-enthusiasm actually leads to harming the person they love. It is used when a task is handled with excessive force or inappropriate tools in an attempt to be extra careful or special, resulting in a disaster instead of a benefit.

Like coming in as a needle and turning out like a crowbar.

This proverb is used to describe a situation or a person that starts off looking very small, harmless, or insignificant but eventually grows into a massive problem or a heavy burden. It is often applied to small favors that turn into huge demands, or minor ailments that escalate into major health issues.

When crowbars themselves are being blown away by the wind, a leaf plate asked 'What will happen to me?'

This proverb is used to describe a situation where even the strongest or most powerful entities are suffering or failing, making the concerns of the weak or insignificant seem obvious yet trivial. It highlights a scale of disaster where if the indestructible is perishing, the fragile has no hope.

She made the family as large as Kanchi into clods. Said of a woman who by going astray brings disgrace upon the whole family.

This expression is used to describe a person who completely ruins or destroys a prosperous, well-settled family or business through sheer negligence, poor management, or bad habits. It signifies the transformation of a grand existence into rubble.

Kanchi is the celebrated town of Conjeveram. * Er hat die Henne für das Ei gegeben.

No matter how many needles there are, they do not equal a crowbar.

This proverb emphasizes that quantity cannot replace quality or strength. Small things, even in large numbers, cannot perform a heavy-duty task that requires a single powerful tool. It is used to suggest that minor efforts or small-scale resources cannot match the impact of a significant, singular strength or resource.

The long desired child has been born, fetch a crow-bar and I will bore its ears.

This proverb is used to mock people who act with excessive, inappropriate, or destructive zeal. When something rare or precious happens, one should treat it with care. Using a heavy tool like a crowbar for a delicate task like ear-piercing symbolizes a lack of common sense or an overreaction that ruins the very thing being celebrated.

Ridiculing unusual and extraordinary care being taken of any thing not worthy of it.

They say a child was born after much longing, and he said, 'Bring a crowbar, I will pierce the ears.'

This proverb is used to describe people who, in their over-excitement or lack of common sense, end up doing something destructive or inappropriate. It mocks the absurdity of using a heavy tool like a crowbar for a delicate task like ear piercing, symbolizing how excessive zeal without wisdom can lead to ruin.

When a child was born after much wonder and waiting, he asked for a crowbar to pierce the ears.

This proverb describes a situation where someone reacts with excessive, irrational, or destructive enthusiasm to a long-awaited or miraculous event. It is used to mock people who, in their over-excitement or lack of common sense, propose absurd or harmful actions instead of following normal procedures.