నీవు దంచు, నేను పక్కలెగుర వేస్తాను
nivu danchu, nenu pakkalegura vestanu
You grind (the grain), and I will lift/shrug my shoulders.
This expression describes a situation where one person does all the hard work while another person pretends to be involved or helpful by making unnecessary gestures or taking credit without putting in any actual effort. It is used to mock people who avoid labor but want to appear as if they are part of the process.
Related Phrases
నీవు వెడితే బూతులు తిట్టి వస్తావు, నేను వెడితే అమ్మను ఆలిని తిట్టి వస్తాను.
nivu vedite butulu titti vastavu, nenu vedite ammanu alini titti vastanu.
If you go, you will come back cursing with slurs; if I go, I will come back cursing even their mother and wife.
This proverb is used to describe a situation where someone seeks help from a person who is even worse or more incompetent than themselves. It highlights a scenario where both parties involved are problematic, but one is significantly more extreme or crude than the other, suggesting that no good outcome can result from their collaboration.
నీవు చచ్చిన రోజూ లేదు, నేను ఏడ్చిన రోజూ లేదు
nivu chachchina roju ledu, nenu edchina roju ledu
Neither the day you died exists, nor the day I cried exists.
This expression refers to a situation where two parties are equally indifferent or have failed to fulfill their mutual obligations. It is often used to describe a relationship where neither person cares for the other, or to point out that since one person didn't perform a certain action, the other didn't react either.
నేను మందు తింటాను, నీవు పత్యం ఉండు అన్నట్టు
nenu mandu tintanu, nivu patyam undu annattu
Like saying 'I will take the medicine, you follow the dietary restrictions'
This proverb is used to describe a situation where one person seeks the benefits of an action while expecting someone else to undergo the necessary discipline, hardship, or sacrifice required for it. It highlights a lack of personal responsibility and the absurdity of expecting results without putting in the individual effort.
నీవు ఒకందుకు పోస్తే, నేను ఒకందుకు తాగుతున్నాను
nivu okanduku poste, nenu okanduku tagutunnanu
If you pour for one thing, I drink for another. A woman poured out stale rice-water to make a man eat less solid food afterwards. The drink however has the property of increasing the appetite. Diamond cut diamond.
This expression describes a situation where two people are involved in the same action but have completely different underlying motives or hidden agendas. It is used when one person thinks they are deceiving or manipulating someone, but the other person is participating because they have their own secret benefit or purpose.
పూచిన తంగేడు వేసినా, కాచిన వెంపలి వేసినా, నేను పండుతానన్నదట వరి.
puchina tangedu vesina, kachina vempali vesina, nenu pandutanannadata vari.
Whether you apply blooming Tangedu or fruiting Vempali (as manure), the paddy crop says it will yield a bountiful harvest.
This proverb highlights the traditional agricultural wisdom of using green leaf manure. Tangedu (Tanner's Cassia) and Vempali (Wild Indigo) are excellent natural fertilizers. The saying emphasizes that if the soil is nourished with these specific organic materials, a high-quality rice yield is guaranteed regardless of other challenges.
దంచేదొకరు, పక్కలెగరేసేదింకొకరు
danchedokaru, pakkalegaresedinkokaru
One person does the pounding, while another person shrugs their shoulders.
This proverb is used to describe a situation where one person does all the hard work while someone else takes the credit or behaves as if they are the ones exhausted or responsible. It highlights the injustice of labor and the pretense of involvement by others.
నేను మందు తింటా, నీవు పథ్యం ఉండు అన్నట్లు
nenu mandu tinta, nivu pathyam undu annatlu
Like saying 'I will take the medicine, you follow the dietary restrictions'
This proverb is used to describe a situation where one person expects another to bear the burden or follow the rules for a benefit they themselves seek. It highlights the absurdity of expecting results without personal effort or sacrifice, or shifting one's responsibilities onto others.
నీవు పాడినదానికి నేను విన్నదానికి సరిపోయింది, తలూపినదానికి తంబూరా పెట్టిపో
nivu padinadaniki nenu vinnadaniki saripoyindi, talupinadaniki tambura pettipo
It is enough for what you sang and what I heard; for my nodding, just leave the Tambura and go.
This expression is used sarcastically to describe a situation where someone's performance or work is so bad that the listener/observer wants them to stop immediately. It implies that the effort was a waste of time and the 'appreciation' (nodding) was merely a courtesy, so the person should just hand over their tools and leave before causing further annoyance.
ఓబీ ఓబీ నీవు వడ్లు దంచు నేను పక్కలెగరేస్తాను అన్నట్లు
obi obi nivu vadlu danchu nenu pakkalegarestanu annatlu
Like saying, 'Obi, Obi, you pound the grain, and I will shrug my shoulders.'
This expression is used to describe a person who avoids hard work while pretending to be busy or helpful. It highlights a situation where one person does all the labor while the other merely makes unnecessary gestures or stands by without contributing anything useful.
ఓబీ ఓబీ నీవు వడ్లు దంచు, నేను పక్కలు ఎగరవేస్తాను
obi obi nivu vadlu danchu, nenu pakkalu egaravestanu
Ôbi, Ôbi, you pound the rice, and I'll shake my sides. ( i. e. imitate the action of pounding ).
This proverb describes a situation where one person does all the hard work while another person pretends to be busy or helpful by making useless gestures. It is used to mock people who take credit or show off without actually contributing any real effort to a task.
Applied to an idle skulk, who pretends to be always busy. Lazy folks take the most pains.