గొట్టి కాయ కొయ్యడానికి వెళ్తే గొట్టి కట్టె కరిచినట్లు

This expression refers to endless, unrealistic, or extravagant demands that are difficult or impossible to fulfill. It is used to describe someone who keeps asking for more and more without any practical consideration or limit.

This proverb describes a situation where one person's growth or accumulation of wealth ultimately benefits someone else who controls or owns them. It is used to suggest that when a subordinate or an asset prospers, the ultimate gain goes to the master or the owner.

This proverb is used to describe a person who becomes arrogant or overconfident due to newfound wealth, power, or success. Such arrogance eventually leads them to step out of their boundaries, behave recklessly, and ultimately invite trouble or downfall. It serves as a warning against being over-proud.

This expression is used to describe someone who speaks arrogantly, recklessly, or without any restraint due to overconfidence or pride. It often implies that a person's success or status has made them lose their filter and speak disrespectfully.

This expression is used to describe a situation where a person sets out with a negative intention or a risky plan to gain something, but ends up with something completely useless or worse than what they started with. It highlights the irony of failing miserably even in a dishonest attempt.

This proverb is used to describe a person who becomes overly arrogant or overconfident due to their small successes or strength, and foolishly tries to challenge someone far more powerful than them. It signifies a situation where an insignificant person invites their own destruction by picking a fight with a superior force.

This expression refers to a constant, self-inflicted danger or a source of perpetual anxiety that one keeps close by. It is used to describe a situation where a person maintains a relationship or makes a choice that poses a continuous threat to their own peace or safety, much like sleeping with a burning torch beneath one's head.

A dangerous companion.

This proverb is used to illustrate that we should not lower ourselves to the level of someone who has wronged us or behave foolishly in an attempt to get revenge. If a shoe pinches or 'bites' the foot, it is illogical to bite back a leather bag (the material source). It emphasizes maintaining one's dignity and choosing sensible reactions over impulsive, retaliatory ones.

This proverb describes people who, upon gaining a little wealth, power, or pride, forget their roots or limitations and act recklessly. Just as a crab that grows too large can no longer fit in its protective burrow, or a person who becomes arrogant leaves their safe environment, such behavior usually leads to their downfall or exposure to danger.

If an unworthy person is given authority, he will misuse it and destroy the whole organization. One should exercise great caution and proper judgment, while selecting the leaders.