ముక్కు చొచ్చి కంట్లో ప్రవేశించే వాడు
mukku chochchi kantlo praveshinche vadu
Having entered the nose, he gets into the eye. A skilful rogue.
This expression refers to someone who is extremely cunning, manipulative, or intrusive. It describes a person who starts with a small, seemingly harmless entry or request and quickly gains control or creates a significant impact, often in a deceptive or overwhelming manner.
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అచ్చివచ్చే కాలానికి నడిచొచ్చే కొడుకు పుట్టాడట
achchivachche kalaniki nadichochche koduku puttadata
When good times are meant to come, a son who can already walk is born.
This proverb is used to describe a stroke of extreme good luck or serendipity. It implies that when fortune favors someone, everything falls into place effortlessly and benefits arrive in a ready-to-use or advanced state, surpassing normal expectations.
ముక్కుచొచ్చి కంట్లో ప్రవేశించినట్లు
mukkuchochchi kantlo praveshinchinatlu
Like entering through the nose and coming out of the eye.
This expression is used to describe someone who enters a situation or a place in a small or humble way but quickly gains control or creates a significant, often unexpected, impact. It can also describe something that starts as a minor issue but escalates into a complex or painful problem.
తన కంట్లో దూలం పెట్టుకుని, పరుల కంట్లో నలుసు వెతికినట్లు
tana kantlo dulam pettukuni, parula kantlo nalusu vetikinatlu
Like checking for a speck in someone else's eye while having a beam in one's own.
This expression is used to describe hypocritical behavior where a person ignores their own massive flaws or mistakes while criticizing others for very minor or insignificant faults. It is the Telugu equivalent of the 'mote and the beam' parable.
ఉడుమును చంకలో పెట్టుకుని ఊళ్ళో ప్రవేశించినట్లు
udumunu chankalo pettukuni ullo praveshinchinatlu
Like entering a village while carrying a monitor lizard under one's arm.
This expression is used to describe a situation where someone intentionally brings a source of trouble, misfortune, or a nuisance into their own environment or home. It refers to a person who creates their own problems by associating with something or someone inherently problematic.
ఉడుమును చంక పెట్టుకుని ఊళ్లో ప్రవేశించినట్టు
udumunu chanka pettukuni ullo praveshinchinattu
Going into a village with a guana in one's arms.
This expression refers to bringing something extremely unlucky, troublesome, or dangerous into a community or household. In Telugu folklore, monitor lizards are traditionally associated with bad luck or 'shani'; bringing one home is seen as inviting disaster through one's own foolish actions.
Eccentric conduct.
వెట్టికి కని వెలుగులో పారవేశినారా?
vettiki kani velugulo paraveshinara?
Did [ my parents ] beget me for nothing and throw me into the hedge ? Said by a disciple illtreated by his Guru, or by an apprentice illtreated by his master, &c.
This expression is used when someone feels their hard work or existence is being taken for granted or treated as if it has no value. It is often used to question why one should work for free or why they are being treated with such neglect and lack of respect, as if they were born without purpose or value.
హీనజాతి ఇల్లు చొచ్చినా, ఈగ కడుపు చొచ్చినా నిలువవు.
hinajati illu chochchina, iga kadupu chochchina niluvavu.
Whether entering a lowly home or entering a fly's stomach, they won't last.
This proverb is used to describe things or resources that disappear quickly or are consumed instantly due to the extreme poverty or greed of the recipient. Just as food doesn't last in a fly's tiny stomach or supplies don't remain in a destitute home, certain things are exhausted the moment they arrive.
అమ్మ గృహప్రవేశము, అయ్య శ్మశానప్రవేశము
amma grihapraveshamu, ayya shmashanapraveshamu
The bride enters her husband's house, and the bridegroom enters the tomb.
This expression describes a situation where one person experiences a joyful or auspicious milestone while another person simultaneously faces a tragedy or disaster. It is used to highlight sharp contrasts in fortune within the same household or group, or to describe a bitter-sweet moment where a gain is offset by a severe loss.
Applied to a great calamity happening when most unlooked for. Also to a luckless woman. After a dream of a wedding comes a corpse.
ఉడుమును చంక పెట్టుకొని ఊళ్ళో ప్రవేశించినట్టు.
udumunu chanka pettukoni ullo praveshinchinattu.
Like entering a village while carrying a monitor lizard under one's arm.
This proverb is used to describe someone who knowingly or unknowingly brings a source of misfortune, bad luck, or a huge problem into their own home or community. In Telugu folklore, carrying a monitor lizard (udumu) is traditionally considered a bad omen that brings ruin to the place it enters.
కొత్త కుండలో జోరీగ చొచ్చినట్టు
kotta kundalo joriga chochchinattu
Like a gad-fly flying into a new pot. The pot contains nothing, and the mouth being narrow, the fly has some difficulty in getting out again.
This expression is used to describe a situation where someone or something creates a lot of noise, disturbance, or chaos in a quiet, pristine, or orderly environment. Just as a fly buzzing inside a resonant new clay pot creates an amplified and annoying sound, this refers to an individual who causes an unnecessary commotion or spoils a peaceful atmosphere.