లక్కజొచ్చిన నగ - కుక్కజొచ్చిన యిల్లు

This proverb is used to describe a person who lacks the capacity to appreciate fine things, art, or quality. Similar to the English expression 'Casting pearls before swine', it suggests that someone ignorant or unrefined cannot understand the true value or beauty of something sophisticated.

This proverb describes a situation where someone is forced to restart their work repeatedly due to the arrival of various authorities or distractions. It is used to mock inefficiency, lack of progress caused by constant interruptions, or people who pretend to be busy by starting over whenever someone important watches.

This expression is used to describe a situation where something massive, complex, or powerful is compressed into an incredibly small space or handled by someone very weak. It highlights a paradoxical or impossible feat of containment, often used in literature to describe divine miracles or extraordinary poetic brevity.

This proverb describes things that have lost their value or have become ominous/ruined. Just as a gold ornament filled with cheap lacquer loses its purity and weight value, a house entered by a fox is traditionally considered an ill omen or a place destined for ruin in Telugu culture.

This expression is used to describe a person who is habitually prone to complaining or creating a ruckus regardless of the circumstances. It suggests that for some people, misery or noisy behavior is a constant trait that doesn't change even in the face of significant disasters or personal loss.

This proverb is used to describe someone who goes on a long, arduous journey or undertakes a significant task, only to return with something trivial, worthless, or useless. It highlights the irony of putting in great effort for a meaningless result.

Great labour and small results.

This expression is used to describe a situation where a celebration or a positive event unintentionally leads to a disaster or a tragic outcome for someone else. It highlights the irony of a festive occasion turning into a cause for sorrow due to unforeseen circumstances or mismanagement.

This expression is used to describe a situation where someone's own plan, words, or actions unexpectedly backfire or result in unforeseen consequences that they themselves must deal with. It implies that something meant to be consumed or used simply became a mess that fell back on the person responsible.

This expression refers to the best parts of specific items. In a corn cob, the grains at the base (beginning) are more developed and sweeter. In tobacco, the tips (end) of the leaves are considered higher quality or more potent. It is used to suggest that one should know where the true value or essence of a thing lies.

This proverb is used to mock someone who suddenly adopts moral values or strict discipline in their old age after having lived an irresponsible or immoral life in their youth. It describes hypocrisy or a late-life conversion to virtue that lacks true merit because the person no longer has the opportunity or strength to commit the sins they once did.