గుట్టం పడద్రోసిందిగాక గుంట త్రవ్వినట్లు

guttam padadrosindigaka gunta travvinatlu

Translation

Not only pushing one down a hill but also digging a pit for them.

Meaning

This expression is used to describe a situation where someone not only causes initial harm or ruin to another person but also takes extra steps to ensure their complete downfall or prevent them from recovering. It is similar to 'adding insult to injury' but with a focus on deliberate, repeated sabotage.

Related Phrases

A mouth that does not call out 'Mother' is like a pit dug by a potter for clay.

This expression emphasizes the importance of gratitude and affection towards one's mother. It suggests that a person who lacks the basic emotion or decency to address their mother with love is as hollow and useless as a hole in the ground from which clay has been extracted.

After eating the eggs, it climbed the nest and chirped/cried out.

This proverb is used to describe a person who, after committing a wrong or a crime, behaves arrogantly or draws attention to themselves instead of being repentant or discreet. It is similar to 'adding insult to injury' or the audacity of someone acting like a victim after being the perpetrator.

Like coming for a meal and digging a pit.

This expression describes extreme treachery or betrayal. It is used to refer to someone who receives hospitality or help from another person but then proceeds to plot against them or cause them harm.

Like a ghost appearing when digging a well

This expression is used to describe a situation where someone starts a simple or necessary task but ends up facing an unexpected, significant problem or an unforeseen disaster. It highlights a scenario where a solution-seeking action inadvertently leads to more trouble.

In addition to the horse's death, a fanam [ must be paid ] for digging a pit [ to bury it in ]. Loss upon loss. After one loss come many. (French.)

This proverb is used to describe a situation where one suffers a primary loss and is then forced to incur further expenses or troubles because of that loss. It is similar to the expression 'adding insult to injury' or 'to pour salt on a wound.'

He falls into the pit he dug himself.

This proverb is the Telugu equivalent of 'digging a pit for others and falling into it oneself.' It describes a situation where someone's malicious plans or schemes against others eventually backfire and cause their own downfall. It is used to highlight poetic justice or the consequences of one's own negative actions.

Like coming for a meal and then digging up the stove.

This proverb describes extreme ingratitude or malicious behavior. It refers to a person who accepts someone's hospitality (coming for a meal) but then proceeds to cause harm or ruin the source of that kindness (digging up/destroying the stove). It is used to criticize those who betray their benefactors.

The one who digs the pit is the one who falls into it.

This expression is the Telugu equivalent of 'He who digs a pit for others falls into it himself.' It is used to describe a situation where someone's malicious plans or traps for others end up causing their own downfall. It emphasizes the concept of poetic justice or karma.

Like digging with the elbow just because the soil is soft.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where someone takes undue advantage of a person's kindness or submissiveness. It warns against exploiting a person's gentle nature or patience to an unreasonable or harmful extent.

Like people of the ash-pit going to the lotus-pond, and people of the lotus-pond going to the ash-pit.

This expression refers to a situation where two parties exchange places or switch roles, often resulting in both being out of their natural or comfortable element. It describes an unnecessary or mismatched swap where the change doesn't benefit either side, similar to 'the grass is always greener' mentality leading to poor decisions.