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This expression is used to describe a person who is extremely cunning, manipulative, or a master of deception. It refers to someone capable of twisting facts or reality so convincingly that they can make even the most obvious truths appear reversed.

Said of an unprincipled, untruthful man.

This proverb is used to mock someone who is unnecessarily excited or busy with something that has nothing to do with them or from which they will gain no benefit. Just as a fox has no role or invitation to a human wedding, the person is involving themselves in affairs where they are neither needed nor welcome.

This expression is used to describe a situation where things are completely mixed up, shuffled, or inverted. It refers to a state of total confusion or an illogical reversal of roles or order.

This proverb is used to describe someone who is so shameless or thick-skinned that they take insults personally as if they were being addressed as a relative. It highlights a lack of self-respect or an inability to recognize when one is being rebuked.

This is a sarcastic proverb used to describe lazy people who give philosophical excuses or use fatalism to justify their lack of effort. It mocks those who avoid work by claiming that since nothing in life is permanent, there is no point in working hard.

This proverb describes a situation where someone gives completely irrelevant or non-sequitur answers to the questions asked. It is used to mock people who are preoccupied with their own thoughts (often related to business or greed) to the extent that they fail to listen to or engage with others properly.

This proverb is used to describe extremely lazy individuals who are content to waste time or remain idle for long periods. It mocks someone who, when asked to do a long or tedious task, sarcastically suggests they can do it even longer because they have no intention of doing any other productive work.

During the Pongal feast in January a stingy man tried by a broad hint to avoid giving a visitor food, but the latter was not to be done out of his dinner. The Telugu New year's day falls in April, and cultivation commences in July. Eat and welcome ; fast and heartily welcome. Let the guest go before the storm bursts. (German.)*

This proverb is used to describe a situation where two people are equally stubborn, useless, or matched in their foolishness/tit-for-tat behavior. If one person starts something nonsensical or petty, the other responds with something equally petty or worse, suggesting that neither side is better than the other.

This proverb is used to mock someone who gives irrelevant or impractical advice because they completely misunderstood the gravity of a situation. It describes a scenario where a business has no base capital to start with, but a foolish person suggests a religious ritual as a solution, ignoring the fundamental lack of resources.

This proverb is used to describe a person who gives silly, illogical, or contradictory excuses to cover up their flaws or inconsistencies. It points out the absurdity of someone who tries to justify everything with convenient but nonsensical reasoning.