మిండలను మరిగిన అమ్మా, మీగడలు తిన్న అమ్మా ఊరకుండరు.
mindalanu marigina amma, migadalu tinna amma urakundaru.
She who has used paramours, and she who has eaten the skim of boiled milk will never cease to do so. Once an use, and ever a custom.
This proverb suggests that once someone gets habituated to certain luxuries, pleasures, or vices, it is impossible for them to give them up or remain indifferent. It is used to describe people who are enslaved by their past habits or secret desires.
Related Phrases
తిరగ మరిగిన కాలూ, తిట్ట మరిగిన నోరూ ఊరకుండవు.
tiraga marigina kalu, titta marigina noru urakundavu.
The feet which are wont to wander, and the mouth which is accustomed to abuse, will never be quiet.
This proverb describes the power of habit. It suggests that once someone develops a habit—whether it's an physical urge to travel/roam or a behavioral tendency to use foul language—it becomes nearly impossible for them to stop or stay quiet. It is used to remark on people who cannot break their ingrained patterns of behavior.
తిన మరిగిన కోడి ఇల్లెక్కి కూసిందట
tina marigina kodi illekki kusindata
The hen that got used to eating (getting fed) ended up crowing from the rooftop.
This proverb describes a situation where someone who is pampered or given too much freedom eventually becomes arrogant, loses their boundaries, and starts behaving inappropriately. It is used to caution against over-indulging someone to the point where they lose respect for rules or hierarchy.
సుఖం మరిగినమ్మ మొగుణ్ణి అమ్ముకుని తినిందట.
sukham mariginamma mogunni ammukuni tinindata.
A woman addicted to comforts even sold her husband to sustain her lifestyle.
This proverb is used to criticize people who are so addicted to luxury, laziness, or easy comforts that they are willing to lose or sacrifice their most valuable assets, relationships, or long-term security just to satisfy their immediate cravings.
మిండలను మరిగినమ్మ, మీగడ తిన్నమ్మ ఊరకుండరు.
mindalanu mariginamma, migada tinnamma urakundaru.
A woman used to lovers and a woman used to eating cream cannot remain quiet.
This proverb is used to describe how once a person develops a taste for luxuries or a habit of indulging in forbidden/secret pleasures, they find it impossible to give them up. It highlights the persistent nature of deep-seated habits or addictions.
తిన మరిగినమ్మ వరిమడి దోవ పట్టినట్లు
tina mariginamma varimadi dova pattinatlu
Like a woman who has become used to eating (for free) taking the path to the rice field.
This proverb is used to describe a person who has become habituated to a particular comfort, luxury, or easy gain and will repeatedly return to the source of that benefit. It highlights how habits, especially those involving easy gratification, are difficult to break and drive a person's behavior toward the same repetitive actions.
బిడ్డలను కన్నమ్మా, భిక్షము పెట్టినమ్మా చెడరు
biddalanu kannamma, bhikshamu pettinamma chedaru
The mother who gave birth to children and the mother who gave alms will never perish.
This proverb emphasizes the virtues of motherhood and charity. It suggests that those who perform selfless acts—such as raising children or helping the needy—will always be blessed, protected, and will never face total ruin in life due to the good karma they have accumulated.
తినమరిగిన కుక్క అలమరిగి చచ్చిందట
tinamarigina kukka alamarigi chachchindata
A dog used to being fed died due to starvation.
This proverb describes a person who becomes so dependent on easy gains or others' generosity that they lose the ability to work or fend for themselves. When the easy support stops, they suffer or perish because they haven't cultivated self-reliance. It is used to warn against the dangers of being pampered or overly dependent on handouts.
నా మాట మీద నమ్మకం లేకపోతే మా అమ్మను రాట్నం అమ్మవద్దని చెప్పు
na mata mida nammakam lekapote ma ammanu ratnam ammavaddani cheppu
If you do not trust my word, ask my mother not to sell the spinning wheel.
This proverb is used to describe a situation where someone makes a grand or false promise based on a future event they have no intention of fulfilling. It highlights a person's lack of sincerity or credibility by creating a circular, illogical excuse.
మిండలను మరిగిన అమ్మ, మీగడ తిన్న అమ్మ ఊరుకుండదు.
mindalanu marigina amma, migada tinna amma urukundadu.
A mother who has tasted cream and a mother who has become addicted to paramours will not remain quiet.
This proverb uses a blunt analogy to describe how once a person develops a taste for illicit pleasures or luxurious indulgences, they find it impossible to give them up. It is used to remark on people who cannot break bad habits or those who have become accustomed to a certain standard of luxury/graft and will continue to seek it out persistently.
ఆవ తిన్న అమ్మకు యేవ పారినదట
ava tinna ammaku yeva parinadata
The woman who fed on mustard grew strong. Fattening on poor fare.
This proverb is used to describe a person who experiences an exaggerated or unnatural reaction to something they voluntarily did or something very minor. It highlights hypocrisy or fake sensitivity, comparing it to someone who eats mustard (which is common and small) but then acts as if it has caused them a great deal of sickness or nausea (yeva).