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This proverb is used to warn that if one only consumes wealth without working to earn or replenish it, even the vastest fortunes will eventually be exhausted. It emphasizes the importance of hard work and the dangers of laziness or dependency on inheritance.

This proverb is used to mock people who boast about doing impossible or grand tasks when they are incapable of performing even the simplest, basic duties. It highlights the irony of someone lacking the capacity for a small effort while claiming they can achieve something much more difficult.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where the overhead, bureaucracy, or theory is much larger and more complex than the actual subject or problem itself. It highlights the irony of having excessive rules or grand plans for a very small or insignificant matter.

This proverb is used to describe a person who lacks the basic ability or means to perform a simple task, yet boasts about achieving something incredibly difficult or impossible. It highlights the irony of making grand claims without even having fundamental capabilities.

This proverb is used to mock someone who makes grand claims about their capabilities or possessions but gives silly, illogical, or impossible excuses for not being able to use them or deliver results. It highlights the absurdity of having a solution but lacking a ridiculous requirement for it to work.

This expression is used to mock someone who talks about undertaking massive, ambitious tasks when they are incapable of performing even the simplest, basic chores. It highlights a lack of self-awareness regarding one's own limitations or laziness.

Offering to do that which is difficult, when unable to do that which is easy. * Crea el cuello, y sacarte ha los ocios. 16

This proverb is used to mock people who cannot perform even the simplest of tasks but make grand, unrealistic promises about completing much more difficult or ambitious ones. It highlights the irony of someone lacking basic capability yet claiming they will achieve something extraordinary.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where a minor issue or a small entity is governed by overly complex, heavy, or disproportionate rules and theories. It highlights the absurdity of having excessive bureaucracy or complicated procedures for a very small and simple matter.

This expression is used to describe someone who boasts about achieving grand, impossible feats while they are incapable of performing even the simplest, basic tasks. It mocks overambition and empty bragging by highlighting the gap between a person's actual ability and their claims.

Vain boasting.

This proverb describes a person who remains idle or neglected for a long time but chooses the most busy or inappropriate moment to show off or act. It is used to mock someone who exhibits excessive vanity or performs a task with exaggerated effort only when there is an audience or when it is inconvenient for others.