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This expression is used to describe a situation where someone narrowly escapes a major disaster or death, but still suffers a significant loss or minor injury in the process. It is similar to the English phrase 'a narrow escape' or 'escaping by the skin of one's teeth' with a focus on the collateral damage sustained.

This expression is used to describe a person who has lost their high status, power, or wealth but remains resourceful (often in a shameless or opportunistic way) to survive. It suggests that even if one cannot be a leader or a ruler anymore, they can still find a way to make a living by other, perhaps less dignified, means.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where someone who is constantly bullied or looked down upon by everyone else finds someone even weaker or more vulnerable to dominate. It illustrates the human tendency to seek a sense of superiority even when one is at the bottom of the social hierarchy.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where someone overdoes or exaggerates a simple task out of excessive excitement or foolishness. It mocks people who, after waiting a long time for something, handle the result with extreme or inappropriate measures instead of using common sense.

This expression is used to describe a situation where someone takes up a profession or a specific task out of sheer necessity or desperation rather than choice or passion. It implies that a person is doing something beneath their dignity or unusual just to survive when all other options have failed.

This traditional proverb highlights the different roles family members play in a woman's life according to historical social norms. It suggests that while a husband is a woman's primary companion and focus during her lifetime, a son is seen as the one who ensures her spiritual salvation and peace in the afterlife through the performance of last rites and rituals.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where a resource or quantity is completely inadequate for someone's huge appetite or vast requirements. Just as a small wood apple is insignificantly small for a giant elephant, it refers to something being 'like a drop in the ocean' or vanishing instantly without satisfying the need.

This expression is used to describe someone who has nothing left to lose and therefore acts without fear of social consequences, shame, or judgment. Similar to the English proverb 'A beggar can never be bankrupt,' it suggests that once a person is at their absolute lowest or has shed all pretenses, they become immune to the typical fears of society.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where someone narrowly escapes a major disaster but still suffers a significant, though less fatal, loss or injury. It is similar to the English expression 'to have a narrow escape' or 'out of the frying pan into the fire', but specifically emphasizes surviving a catastrophe with some remaining damage.

This proverb is used to express that even when help or resources are available, one may not receive them due to their own poor luck or destiny. It highlights the belief that one's fate (vratha) is the ultimate decider of what they receive, regardless of the generosity of others.