ఇక్కడ ఎక్కడుంటావురా అంటే అమ్మాయి ఇక్కడా ఉంటా, అక్కడా ఉంటా అన్నాడట

ikkada ekkaduntavura ante ammayi ikkada unta, akkada unta annadata

Translation

When asked 'Where will you stay?', he replied 'I will stay here, and I will stay there too.'

Meaning

This proverb is used to describe someone who is indecisive, fickle, or double-minded. It refers to a person who tries to maintain a presence or take sides in multiple places or situations simultaneously to avoid commitment or to gain advantage from all sides, often resulting in being unreliable.

Related Phrases

When asked to scrub the back, he said, "Hey, there is a hole here!"

This proverb is used to describe someone who finds unnecessary excuses or points out obvious flaws to avoid doing the work they were asked to do. It highlights the behavior of people who focus on trivial details or 'fault-finding' to escape responsibility.

" Where are you going to Madam Fate?" asked one " I'll follow you, go on" she replied. The evil results of mixing with bad company.

This proverb is used to describe the inescapability of destiny or bad luck. It suggests that no matter where a person goes to escape their troubles or misfortune, their fate follows them closely. It is often used when someone tries to change their circumstances but encounters the same problems elsewhere.

Like Ellamma cleaning the house by keeping everything where it is.

This proverb describes a situation where a job is done in a very superficial, lazy, or disorganized manner. It refers to a person who attempts to clean or organize a space without actually moving or tidying the items within it, essentially resulting in no real improvement or a job poorly done.

When asked where that road goes, replying that it doesn't go anywhere and has been right here since I was born.

A humorous or sarcastic expression used to describe a person who interprets a question too literally or lacks common sense. It mocks the ignorance of someone who fails to understand that 'where does the road go' refers to its destination, not its physical movement.

Where is the jackal ? where is heaven ? What prospect has the jackal of entering heaven ? A hopeless idea.

This expression is used to highlight a vast disparity or extreme difference between two things or people. It suggests that comparing them is absurd because one is lowly or insignificant (the fox) while the other is grand or celestial (heaven).

When asked, 'Where are you going, O widow?', she replied, 'I am coming along with you, let us go.'

This proverb is used to describe a situation where an unwanted or persistent problem (or person) follows you no matter where you go or how you try to avoid it. It signifies an inescapable nuisance or a misfortune that sticks to a person regardless of their efforts to escape it.

If you stay here and there you will thrive, come to my house and pine away. Said jokingly by a poor man to a young girl.

This proverb is used to describe a person who pretends to be a well-wisher but actually intends to cause harm or bring someone down. It mocks hypocritical invitations where the inviter's true motive is the destruction or exhaustion of the guest rather than their hospitality.

* Qui a honte de manger a honte de vivre.

One who dives here and emerges there

This expression refers to a person who is highly cunning, elusive, or deceptive. It describes someone who disappears from one situation and reappears in another, often to avoid accountability or to secretly manipulate events. It is used to describe a person who is 'slippery' and difficult to catch or pin down.

When asked 'Where are you going, widow?', she replied 'I am coming with you, come on'.

This proverb describes a situation where an unwanted or problematic person/problem attaches themselves to you no matter where you go or what you do. It is used to express frustration when one cannot get rid of a nuisance or a streak of bad luck that follows them everywhere.

When asked where the elder sister is going, the younger sister said she would be right behind her.

This proverb describes a situation where one problem or misfortune is immediately followed by another, or where an unwelcome person follows another. It is often used to refer to a cycle of poverty, bad luck, or persistent troubles that refuse to leave. In Hindu mythology, Peddamma (Alakshmi) represents misfortune and Chinnamma follows her, symbolizing that when one hardship arrives, more are likely to follow.