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This proverb is used to describe a situation where the person causing a problem is completely unaware or indifferent to the suffering they are causing. Just as a louse living on a head doesn't care about the irritation it causes the person, an insensitive person doesn't understand the pain their actions inflict on others.

This proverb is used to describe someone who lacks basic necessities or means but still behaves with arrogance, stubbornness, or eccentric pride. It highlights the irony of a person having plenty of attitude or 'madness' despite their poor or desperate situation.

This proverb is used to describe how people naturally flock to someone who is wealthy, powerful, or successful. Just as frogs gather at a filled pond without an invitation, opportunists and fair-weather friends appear when one has resources or prosperity.

This proverb highlights that appreciation and expertise depend on one's role or status. The gardener (the producer/laborer) knows the true quality and effort behind common goods like brinjal, while the King (the consumer/elite) enjoys the refined or premium rewards like the banana. It is used to describe how different people value things based on their perspective and lifestyle.

This proverb expresses that truth is inevitable and self-evident to a higher power or the natural order, just as it is the natural property of water to flow towards lower ground. It is used to assert one's honesty or to imply that the truth will eventually find its way out regardless of attempts to hide it.

This proverb suggests that a person who is constantly in contact with or handles a particular thing knows its true value, quality, or secrets better than anyone else. In the olden days, washermen (Chakali) often received 'Chaddi' (leftover rice) from various households as part of their wages, making them experts at knowing who provided the best food.

This expression is used to describe someone who has unrealistic plans or daydreams about things that are unlikely to happen. It is equivalent to the English idiom 'building castles in the air'.

This proverb implies that people of the same kind, especially those involved in deceptive or specific activities, understand each other's tactics and mindsets better than outsiders. It is used to suggest that it takes one to know one.

This proverb emphasizes absolute truth and intimacy. Just as a person internally knows when they are lying regardless of what they tell the world, a mother knows the true origin and character of her children better than anyone else. It is used to suggest that some facts are impossible to hide from those at the source.

This proverb is used to describe an ignorant person who tries to explain or judge something valuable or sophisticated without having any knowledge of it. Just as a monkey doesn't know the value of a gemstone and confuses it with something mundane, this expression mocks someone who speaks authoritatively about topics they don't understand.