కాలికి చుట్టుకున్న పాము కరవక మానదు
kaliki chuttukunna pamu karavaka manadu
A snake coiled around the leg will not stop without biting.
This proverb is used to describe a dangerous person or an unavoidable problem that has already entered one's life. It suggests that once you are entangled with a malicious person or a critical trouble, it will inevitably cause harm before it leaves. It serves as a warning that certain threats cannot be ignored or pacified easily.
Related Phrases
గాలికిపోయిన కంపను కాలికి తగిలించుకొన్నట్లు
galikipoyina kampanu kaliki tagilinchukonnatlu
Like hooking a thorn bush blowing in the wind to one's own leg.
This expression is used to describe a situation where someone unnecessarily gets involved in a problem that has nothing to do with them, thereby creating trouble for themselves. It is similar to the English idiom 'to look for trouble'.
పాలు పోసి పెంచినా పాము కరవక మానదు
palu posi penchina pamu karavaka manadu
Although you feed a snake with milk, it will not refrain from biting you.
This proverb is used to describe a situation where an inherently evil or ungrateful person will eventually cause harm, regardless of how much kindness, care, or help you provide them. It suggests that one's true nature cannot be changed by external kindness.
కొన్నాక తినక మానడు
konnaka tinaka manadu
After buying, he won't stop eating it.
This expression is used to describe a situation where once a person has committed to or invested in something (or someone), they are bound to follow through or deal with the consequences. It highlights that certain actions create an inevitable sequence of events or responsibilities.
కాలికి చుట్టుకున్న పాము కరవక మానదు
kaliki chuttukunna pamu karavaka manadu
A snake coiled around the leg will not stop without biting.
This expression is used to describe a persistent problem, a dangerous person, or a bad habit that is impossible to ignore or escape from without suffering some damage. It suggests that once you are entangled with something inherently harmful, the negative consequences are inevitable.
కానున్నది కాక మానదు, రానున్నది రాక మానదు.
kanunnadi kaka manadu, ranunnadi raka manadu.
What is destined to happen will not stop, what is destined to come will not fail to arrive.
This expression is used to convey a sense of fatalism or destiny. It suggests that future events are inevitable and that worrying about them is futile because whatever is meant to happen will happen regardless of human intervention.
ప్రదక్షిణాలు చేస్తే బిడ్డలు పుడతారంటే, చుట్టు చుట్టుకు కడుపు చూచుకొన్నదట
pradakshinalu cheste biddalu pudatarante, chuttu chuttuku kadupu chuchukonnadata
When told that circumambulations result in children, she checked her belly after every single round
This proverb mocks extreme impatience or the expectation of immediate results for a long-term process. It describes a person who expects an instant reward the moment they start a task, failing to understand that certain goals require time, patience, and consistent effort.
పాము చుట్టము, పడిగ పగ
pamu chuttamu, padiga paga
The snake is your relation, and it's hood your enemy. Being on friendly terms with members of a family though on bad terms with the head of the house.
This proverb describes a paradoxical situation where a person might be close to you or appear friendly, but their inherent nature or specific actions are dangerous and hostile. It is used to warn someone about a treacherous person who cannot be fully trusted despite a formal relationship or acquaintance.
కాలికి చుట్టుకున్న పాము కరిచి తీరుతుంది
kaliki chuttukunna pamu karichi tirutundi
The snake that has coiled around the leg will definitely bite
This expression is used to describe a dangerous situation or a person who is relentlessly harmful. It implies that if you associate with or get trapped by something inherently dangerous or evil, it will eventually cause harm, no matter how much you try to ignore or avoid it. It is often used to warn that some problems won't just go away without consequences.
పాలు పోసి పెంచినా పాము కరవక మానదు
palu posi penchina pamu karavaka manadu
Even if you nourish a snake with milk, it will not stop biting.
This proverb is used to describe a person who is inherently wicked or ungrateful. It suggests that even if you treat someone very well or show them extreme kindness, their true negative nature will eventually reveal itself and they may still harm you.
కాళ్లను చుట్టుకొన్న పాము కరవక మానునా?
kallanu chuttukonna pamu karavaka manuna?
Will a snake coiled round your leg not bite you ? Said of a helpless dependant who must be supported.
This expression is used to describe a situation where an inevitable danger or a malicious person cannot be expected to show mercy. It implies that if you associate with or get trapped by something inherently harmful, you must face the consequences.