కోతి కోతీ నీ పిల్లలెందరు అంటే ఆకాశంలో చుక్కలన్నీ నాపిల్లలే అందట

This proverb is used to describe someone who is eccentric, absent-minded, or lacks common sense. It highlights a situation where a person performs an action but forgets the most basic or important part of it (like speaking to someone they met), or gives irrelevant and illogical explanations for their behavior.

This expression refers to a situation where a mediator takes advantage of two quarreling parties for their own gain. It is based on a fable where a monkey, asked to settle a dispute between two cats over a piece of bread, eats the entire bread bit by bit while pretending to equalize the portions. It is used to warn against letting a cunning third party intervene in a dispute.

This proverb describes people who maintain a grand or wealthy appearance in public while suffering from extreme poverty or poor conditions at home. It is used to mock pretentiousness and the act of maintaining a false social status.

This expression is used to describe something that is meaningless, lacks a logical source, or is a false alarm. It refers to situations where an effect is seen or heard without the expected cause, often implying that something is trivial, fake, or lacking substance.

This proverb is used to mock someone who is highly characterless or lacks any sense of shame. It describes a situation where a person is so promiscuous or undisciplined that they have lost count of their indiscretions, even including imaginary or trivial figures in their tally.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where person who is already struggling with limited resources or misfortune ends up with more burdens or responsibilities that further complicate their life. It highlights the irony of how difficulties often seem to multiply for those who can least afford them.

This is a superstitious folk saying or an old wives' tale used traditionally to discourage lying. It suggests that dishonesty results in a 'burden' or a specific consequence (reflecting historical social biases). Nowadays, it is mostly used playfully or as a lighthearted warning to children to keep them from lying.

This expression is used to describe a woman who is already taking care of a young child while being pregnant with another. It highlights the challenging situation of a mother handling consecutive pregnancies or very young children with a very small age gap.

This proverb is used to describe things that are unnatural, inexplicable, or lacking their primary cause. It refers to a situation where a result is seen without its source, often used to highlight something that feels incomplete, artificial, or suspicious.

This expression is used to describe a person who is overly optimistic, foolishly assumes ownership or authority over things that don't belong to them, or makes broad, illogical generalizations based on a single commonality.