ఇంట కుడిచి ఇంటి వాసాలు లెక్కపెట్టినట్లు

inta kudichi inti vasalu lekkapettinatlu

Translation

Eating in a house and then counting the rafters of that same house.

Meaning

This proverb describes extreme ingratitude or treachery. It refers to a person who receives hospitality, food, or help from someone and then immediately looks for ways to harm them or calculate their wealth with bad intentions. It is used to criticize those who bite the hand that feeds them.

Related Phrases

Like counting the rafters of the house where one was fed.

This expression is used to describe an act of extreme ingratitude or treachery. It refers to someone who harms or betrays the very person who helped or sheltered them in their time of need.

Like drinking milk and then punching the breast.

This proverb is used to describe extreme ingratitude or betrayal. It refers to a situation where someone receives help, nourishment, or kindness from a benefactor and then proceeds to harm or insult that very person. It is equivalent to the English expression 'biting the hand that feeds you.'

Is it that the calf has sucked, or that [ the milk ] has fallen into the pail? In either way beneficial.

This expression is used to question where a resource or money went when there is nothing to show for it. It highlights a situation where something has been consumed or spent, but the result is neither productive (like a calf growing) nor preserved (like milk stored in a pot). It is typically used when someone is unaccountable for losses or missing items.

While my sister enjoyed every luxury, my brother-in-law had nothing to eat but the scum of the porridge. Said of a man who is poorly treated in his father-in-law's house while his wife fares well.

This proverb describes a situation of extreme inequality within a family or partnership where one person enjoys all the benefits and luxuries, while the person responsible for or supporting them is left with the remains or suffers in poverty. It is used to highlight unfair distribution of wealth or credit.

If I have a bit there and a bit here, there is no one greater than me.

This proverb is used to describe an arrogant or boastful person who thinks highly of themselves based on minimal possessions or small achievements spread across different places. It highlights the trait of vanity where a person feels superior even with very little.

Like eating food that has no taste.

This expression is used to describe an experience or activity that is dull, uninteresting, or lacks any satisfaction. Just as eating tasteless food provides no pleasure despite fulfilling a necessity, it refers to performing a task or attending an event that is completely bland and monotonous.

He got into the house and counted the rafters. Preparatory to laying a false claim to it, and adducing his intimate knowledge as a proof that the building was his own.

This expression is used to describe an ungrateful or overstepping person who, after being welcomed into someone's home or given help, starts scrutinizing their private affairs or looking for faults. It refers to a guest who overstays their welcome or exceeds their boundaries by acting like an auditor or inspector of the host's property.

Swindling.

Lusting after vomited food.

This proverb is used to describe a person who returns to something they once rejected or discarded with disgust. It highlights a lack of self-respect or dignity when someone seeks out a thing, person, or position they previously deemed worthless or beneath them.

Like counting hairs while eating on a woolly blanket

This expression describes a situation where someone is engaged in a task or situation that is inherently messy or complex, yet they expect it to be perfectly clean or flawless. It is used to point out the absurdity of being overly fastidious or complaining about minor flaws in an environment where such flaws are unavoidable and expected.

It became this much from that much; who knows what this much will become; for this, only this much.

This expression is used to describe a situation that has grown or escalated unexpectedly from a small beginning. It reflects on the unpredictable progression of events and concludes that the current outcome is the inevitable result of the preceding actions.