కుమ్ము చెప్పుకొనేటందుకు గూడూరు పోతే, యేడు వూళ్ల కుమ్ము యెదురుగా వచ్చినది.
kummu cheppukonetanduku guduru pote, yedu vulla kummu yeduruga vachchinadi.
When he went to Gûdûr to tell of his misfortune, the mis- fortune of seven villages met him. Whither goest thou, Misfortune? To where there is more. (Spanish.)
This proverb describes a situation where a person seeks help or relief from their troubles by going to someone else, only to find that the other person is in much deeper trouble than themselves. It is used when one's attempts to escape a problem lead to even greater difficulties or when finding that the grass is not greener on the other side.
Related Phrases
పుణ్యానికి పోతే పాపం ఎదురొచ్చినట్లు
punyaniki pote papam edurochchinatlu
When he went to do good, evil met him.
This expression is used when a person tries to do a good deed or help someone, but instead of receiving gratitude or a good result, they end up facing trouble, blame, or negative consequences. It is similar to the English saying 'No good deed goes unpunished'.
కాపు వచ్చిన ఏడే కరువు వచ్చినది.
kapu vachchina ede karuvu vachchinadi.
The famine came in the very year that the cultivator came to the village. An unfortunate coincidence.
This proverb describes a situation of extreme bad luck or irony where success and disaster occur simultaneously. It is used when a long-awaited positive outcome or reward is immediately neutralized or ruined by an unexpected calamity, leaving no chance to enjoy the fruits of one's labor.
మొక్కుకున్న దేవుడు ఎదురుగా వచ్చినట్లు
mokkukunna devudu eduruga vachchinatlu
The god he went to worship met him in the way.
This expression is used to describe a situation where someone you desperately needed to see or something you urgently required suddenly appears or happens unexpectedly. It signifies a moment of great relief and luck, similar to a divine intervention when one is in need.
ఏతాం పాటకు ఎదురు పాట లేదు
etam pataku eduru pata ledu
There is no rival song to the Étam song. The song of drawers of water is not composed according to the rules of music and cannot be compared with any other.
This expression is used to describe a situation where there is no argument, alternative, or response possible against a certain fact or a person's authority. Just as the rhythmic chant of a farmer operating an 'Etam' (a traditional water-lifting device) is continuous and rhythmic without a secondary singer to answer it, this phrase highlights something that is final, undisputed, or lacks a match.
మొక్కబోయిన దేవర ఎదురుగా వచ్చినట్లు.
mokkaboyina devara eduruga vachchinatlu.
Like the deity you were going to pray to appearing right in front of you.
This expression is used to describe a situation where someone you were planning to visit for help or a favor unexpectedly meets you or becomes available easily. It signifies a stroke of luck or a coincidence where your goal is achieved with much less effort than anticipated.
ఎత్తుకొని తిన్నబోలె ఎదురుగా వస్తే, చంకన ఉన్నబోలె సలాం చేసినదట.
ettukoni tinnabole eduruga vaste, chankana unnabole salam chesinadata.
When he was met by the bowl that he used to collect alms in and eat out of, the bowl under his arm made salâm to it. A begging impostor paying a visit on one occasion to a village where he thought he was not known, kept his alms-bowl under his arm, but when he met a man carrying an old bowl that had once belonged to him, the one under his arm is said to have betrayed its owner by claiming acquaintance with its predecessor.
This proverb describes a situation where someone who has committed a mistake or a crime meets their peer or accomplice. It is used to mock people who pretend to be respectful or formal to hide their shared guilt or to highlight the irony of one thief showing respect to another thief who was more successful in their deed.
సవరణ సంతకు పోతే, ఏకులబుట్ట ఎదురుగా పోయినది.
savarana santaku pote, ekulabutta eduruga poyinadi.
When Mr. Grand-style went to the fair, the spinning basket met him in the way. Said of a man being brought to his bearings.
This proverb describes a situation where an unlucky person encounters a bad omen or an obstacle right at the start of an endeavor. It is used to mock the bad luck of a person who is already prone to misfortune; as soon as they set out to do something, they face a situation that suggests failure.
కుమ్మరికి ఒక ఏడు, గుదియకు ఒక పెట్టు
kummariki oka edu, gudiyaku oka pettu
One year to the potter, one blow to the cudgel. The cudgel destroys in one blow what has cost the potter a year's labour. The sudden loss of that gained by much labour.
This proverb highlights the contrast between the time and effort taken to create something versus how easily it can be destroyed. It is used to describe situations where long-term hard work is undone in a single moment of misfortune or a single careless act.
తాటి పట్టెకు ఎదురు దేకినట్లు
tati patteku eduru dekinatlu
Like sliding on a palmyra beam, against the grain. The bark of the Palmyra is scaly and rugged. Injuring one's self by perverse conduct.
This expression describes an act that is self-destructive or painfully counterproductive. Just as the bark/surface of a palm tree has sharp, downward-facing scales that would severely injure someone crawling upward against them, this refers to a person who knowingly takes a path or opposes someone in a way that will only result in their own harm.
ఆడబోయిన తీర్థము ఎదురుగా వచ్చినట్లు
adaboyina tirthamu eduruga vachchinatlu
The sacred water in which the man was going to bathe came to meet him.
This proverb describes a situation where something you were seeking or planning to travel for becomes available to you unexpectedly and effortlessly. It is used when a desired opportunity presents itself right at your doorstep just as you were about to put in effort to attain it.
A thing sought for to come to hand without trouble.