ఇల్లు కాలినది జంగమయ్యా అంటే, నా జోలే కప్పరా నా వద్దనే ఉన్నవి అన్నాడట.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where there is no progress or change despite effort or passage of time. It highlights stagnation, laziness, or a repetitive cycle where things remain exactly as they were initially. It is often used to mock someone who asks for status updates when no action has been taken to move things forward.

This proverb describes a situation where someone with a guilty conscience or an inferiority complex misinterprets a simple, respectful gesture or a factual observation as an insult. The father-in-law is sensitive about his blindness, so even a respectful greeting that acknowledges his state is taken as an offensive provocation.

Let him that has a glass skull not take to stone throwing. ( Italian. )*

This proverb describes a person who has no fixed principles and changes their identity or stance based on convenience or personal gain. It refers to an opportunist who waits to see what will be most beneficial in a given situation before committing to a side.

This proverb describes a situation where someone persistently tries to claim ownership or credit for something even after being explicitly told it doesn't belong to them or is incorrect. It is used to mock people who are shamelessly stubborn or opportunistic despite being rejected.

Kādu in Telugu means " it is not," "no;" in Tamil it signifies " the ear." A Telugu man on one occasion accidentally stuck the barb of his spear into a Tamilian's ear, on which the latter cried out "Kādu! Kādu!" ( My ear! my ear! ) The Telugu man thinking he meant to say " Not yours, not yours" pulled at the spear all the harder, saying "Nādi! Nādi!" (It's mine! it's mine!). Said to a man who is obstinate in argument.

This proverb is used to mock people who boast or show off their status and lifestyle while actually being broke or having no resources. It highlights the irony of people maintaining a grand facade despite having an empty pocket.

This expression describes a situation where someone gives a redundant, evasive, or foolishly obvious answer to avoid revealing what they are hiding. It is used to mock people who try to hide something by stating the obvious or using circular reasoning.

This proverb describes a person with a detached or nomadic mindset who has very few worldly attachments. It is used to describe someone who remains unbothered by a major loss (like a house) because their most essential possessions or their source of livelihood are safe. It can also imply a sense of indifference or lack of responsibility towards larger properties or societal structures.

This proverb describes a situation where someone gives completely irrelevant or non-sequitur answers to the questions asked. It is used to mock people who are preoccupied with their own thoughts (often related to business or greed) to the extent that they fail to listen to or engage with others properly.

This expression is used to describe someone who is exceptionally foolish or slow-witted, yet remains oblivious to their lack of common sense. It mocks a person who thinks they have plenty of wisdom yet to be revealed, even though their current actions prove they lack even basic judgment. It is used to satirize arrogance combined with stupidity.

This proverb describes a situation where someone tries to hide their lack of progress or authority by asserting that they still hold the means of control. It is used to point out someone who is being evasive, lazy, or trying to maintain power without actually completing the task at hand.