కొండమీద గోలేమిటంటే కోమట్లు రహస్యాలన్నాట్ట

This proverb is used to illustrate the power of money and how it can make the seemingly impossible possible. It suggests that with enough wealth, one can influence anyone or achieve any task, no matter how difficult or distant it may seem.

This expression is used to describe a situation where an enormous amount of effort, time, or resources are invested into a task, only to achieve a very small or insignificant result. It highlights the disproportion between the struggle and the outcome.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where someone tries too hard to keep a secret, but their excessive efforts or suspicious behavior eventually lead to the secret being exposed to everyone. It implies that nothing remains hidden forever, especially when over-guarded.

This expression is used to describe something that is blatantly obvious or a self-evident truth presented as if it were a profound secret. It mocks situations where someone tries to reveal common knowledge as a major discovery or when a 'secret' is essentially the core nature of the object itself.

This expression is used to mock someone who makes a big deal out of trivial information by acting overly secretive. It implies that keeping unnecessary secrets or constantly whispering 'top-secret' matters eventually becomes a nuisance or causes trouble rather than being helpful.

This proverb describes a situation where someone's greed or pursuit of more results in the loss of what they already possessed. It is used to caution against abandoning a sure thing in favor of an uncertain, potentially better gain, only to end up with nothing.

This expression refers to a deep mystery or an unsolvable secret. It originates from the Nataraja temple in Chidambaram where a curtain is pulled back to reveal an empty space (symbolizing the formless divine), often leaving observers confused. In common usage, it describes something that is intentionally kept obscure, highly complex, or a secret that remains a mystery despite efforts to understand it.

This expression is used to describe a secret that is so poorly kept or fragile that the slightest action reveals it. It mocks someone who tries to act very secretive about something that is already obvious or easily discovered.

This proverb is used to describe situations where someone tries to hide something that is already obvious or public knowledge. It highlights a futile attempt at secrecy regarding a matter that everyone can already see or understand.

The secret of Anchuelos. (Spanish.)*

This expression is used when a matter that was meant to be kept strictly confidential or hidden is suddenly revealed to everyone. It implies that the more one tries to conceal something intensely, the more likely it is to be exposed in a grand or public manner.

Tom Noddy's secret.