నిత్యం లేని మొగుడు నిత్యం బాస చేశాడట

nityam leni mogudu nityam basa cheshadata

Translation

The husband who is never around made a promise to return every day.

Meaning

This proverb is used to describe a person who is habitually unreliable or inconsistent, yet makes grand promises that they have no intention or capacity to keep. It highlights the irony of someone who fails at basic commitments offering even larger, unrealistic assurances.

Related Phrases

Who will cry for the one who dies every day?

This proverb describes a situation where someone constantly complains or creates the same problems repeatedly. Eventually, people lose sympathy and stop caring about their troubles because it has become a routine. It is used to highlight that over-reliance on sympathy for self-inflicted or repetitive issues leads to indifference from others.

Who will cry for the one who dies every day?

This proverb is used to describe a situation where a person constantly complains or creates problems to the point where others become indifferent to their plight. It suggests that if someone is always in trouble or always acting like a victim, they eventually lose the sympathy and attention of those around them.

Can you get new-moon food every day ? The Hindu Law prescribes one meal only on the day of the new-moon, and it is in consequence a good one.

This expression is used to signify that windfalls, special treats, or exceptional circumstances do not happen every day. It reminds one that lucky breaks are rare and one must rely on regular effort rather than expecting extraordinary benefits to be constant.

A person who is perpetually sad needs no specific reasons.

This expression is used to describe someone who is habitually miserable or pessimistic. It suggests that for a person who chooses to remain in a state of constant grief or unhappiness, no external cause or specific incident is required to trigger their sorrow; they will find a reason to be unhappy regardless of the circumstances.

"I'll watch the sheep without wages," said the wolf. A man offering to serve without pay for the sake of dishonest gains.

This proverb describes a situation where a person with bad intentions or a natural conflict of interest offers to help for free, only to exploit the situation for their own benefit. It warns against trusting someone whose inherent nature is to harm the very thing they are offering to protect.

Part [ of the book ] is the poetry of Tâllapâkavâru, the rest is his own rubbish. Said of a man who has spoilt the good work of another.

This expression is used to describe a situation where someone takes a classic or well-known work and mixes it with their own unnecessary or nonsensical ideas. It highlights a blend of genuine quality and personal eccentricity, often used to critique someone who is distorting facts or stories with their own imagination.

Who are the mourners over people that die every day ? Those who always say their death is near. Said of a man continually requiring to be corrected in his work.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where a person constantly creates or faces the same trouble. When someone is perpetually in a state of self-inflicted misery or repetitive drama, others eventually lose sympathy and stop caring or helping. It highlights the exhaustion of empathy toward those who do not learn from their mistakes or who constantly complain about recurring issues.

Wealth without family/household, and a name without scholarship.

This expression highlights things that are hollow or incomplete. It suggests that wealth is meaningless without a family to share it with, just as having a famous name or reputation is empty if it is not backed by actual knowledge or expertise.

There is no acidity, there is no cold, just throw the heavy blanket over here.

This proverb is used to describe someone who makes excuses to avoid work or pretends to have health issues, but when it comes to resting or enjoying comforts (like sleeping under a warm blanket), they suddenly have no ailments. It highlights hypocrisy or laziness.

As long as fortune favours you, you have nothing to fear.

This expression implies that as long as a person is successful or winning, they do not feel or show any fear. It is used to describe a state of confidence or even overconfidence that persists only during a winning streak, or to suggest that success acts as a shield against anxiety.