గొడ్డుటావు (గొడ్డుపోతు) పాలు పితికినట్లు.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where no matter how much effort, flattery, or 'scratching' you do, you cannot get a result from someone who is incapable or unwilling to provide it. It highlights the futility of seeking something from an unproductive source.

This expression is used to describe a situation where one person puts in the effort or investment, but the benefits are reaped by someone else, or where actions are misdirected in a way that doesn't lead to the expected logical result.

This expression means that people tend to demand more or place more expectations on someone who is helpful, hardworking, or generous. It is used to describe situations where a capable person is burdened with more tasks simply because they are reliable and don't refuse.

This proverb is used to describe a person who has no productive work to do and ends up engaging in useless, absurd, or impossible tasks just to stay busy. It highlights the foolishness of idle minds.

This proverb describes a situation where many incompetent or unqualified people come together to perform an impossible task. It signifies a collective effort that is doomed to fail because neither the workers have the capability nor the subject has the potential to yield results. It is used to mock futile attempts or poorly managed group activities.

This proverb is used to describe someone who, out of boredom or lack of productive work, engages in useless, absurd, or counterproductive activities. It highlights how an idle mind can lead to wasting time on impossible or foolish tasks.

This expression is used to describe a situation where someone is asked to perform a task that is fundamentally beyond their capability or inherent nature. It highlights that expecting results from someone who lacks the necessary resources, skills, or capacity is futile.

This proverb is used to describe a foolish person who ignores a superior or beneficial option in favor of a useless or inferior one. It highlights the lack of common sense in choosing something that yields a poor result when a much better alternative is readily available.

This proverb is used to describe a person who is extremely stingy or a situation where every tiny resource is exploited to the point of exhaustion. It suggests that someone is so greedy or frugal that they would even try to extract use from the remains of a broken tool or a withered limb. It characterizes excessive miserliness.

This proverb is used to point out that a person who has never experienced a particular situation or hardship cannot truly understand the feelings, joys, or pains associated with it. It is similar to the English expression 'only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches.'