మసి మొగమువాడు, చమురు కాళ్ళవాడు పోగయినట్లు.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where two people with similar flaws or limitations collaborate to procrastinate or avoid a task. It highlights how people who share the same excuses often encourage each other to delay work, even when the task is necessary. It is used to mock the tendency of lazy or incapable people to find common ground in making excuses.

This expression refers to a person who is neither performing a task nor stepping aside to let someone else do it. It is used to describe a stubborn or obstructive person who occupies a position or resource without being productive, effectively blocking progress for everyone else.

This expression suggests that everyone has some hidden talent or inclination toward music (or emotion), just as everyone has some physical or mental imperfection. It is used to highlight the commonality of human traits and the inevitability of minor flaws in every individual.

* Veritas non quaerit angulos.

This expression is used to describe a situation or a person that is stuck in a state of limbo, causing prolonged distress or inconvenience to others. It refers to a problem that doesn't get resolved but continues to linger, or a person who occupies a position without being productive, preventing others from taking over.

This proverb describes people who are so deeply involved or stuck in specific situations that they cannot be reached or distracted by anything else, even a family tragedy. It highlights the behavior of those who are either too focused on their addictions (toddy/palm wine) or too overwhelmed by their own personal disasters (house burning) to fulfill social or family obligations.

This expression is used to describe the union or cooperation of two equally incompetent, useless, or disreputable people. It suggests that when two people with similar flaws join forces, the outcome is likely to be unproductive or messy, as neither can help the other improve.

Burglars disguise their faces, and lepers oil their sores. Birds of a feather flock together.

This expression is used when someone has to spend their own hard-earned money or bear a significant personal expense for something, often unexpectedly or as a penalty. It signifies a personal financial loss or 'burning a hole in one's pocket.'

This expression is used when two people with similar bad habits, flaws, or negative reputations join forces or become friends. It implies that their association will likely lead to even more trouble or messiness, similar to how soot and oil together create a persistent stain. It is often used to describe a partnership of incompetent or mischievous individuals.

This proverb is used to describe someone who is extremely slow or procrastinates to a ridiculous extent. It depicts a situation where a person sent to get life-saving medicine for a patient returns so late that the patient has already died and it is time for the 'Masikam' (a ritual performed one month after death).

This proverb is used to describe a situation where a group of people who are already in a miserable or failed state influence a newcomer to join their ranks or suffer the same fate. It highlights how people in bad circumstances sometimes collectively ensure that others don't fare better than them, or how bad company can quickly lead someone to ruin.