నోరు మాట్లాడుతుంటే నొసలు ఎక్కిరిస్తుంది

noru matladutunte nosalu ekkiristundi

Translation

While the mouth is speaking, the forehead is mocking.

Meaning

This expression is used to describe a person who is hypocritical or insincere. It suggests that while their words seem pleasant or agreeable, their facial expressions or underlying intentions betray their true, negative feelings. It can also refer to someone whose actions or expressions contradict what they are saying.

Related Phrases

When asked 'Why were you born, Eka?', she replied 'To mock others'.

This proverb is used to describe people who have no productive purpose or skills but spend all their time criticizing, mocking, or finding faults in others. It highlights a person's uselessness combined with an annoying or negative attitude.

When an ugly person was asked what they were doing, they said, 'I am mocking the beautiful ones.'

This proverb is used to describe a situation where a person who lacks talent, skill, or merit criticizes or mocks those who are superior or successful. It highlights the irony of someone with significant flaws trying to find faults in others who are far better than themselves, often out of jealousy or insecurity.

If you shut up her mouth she remains like a dumb woman, if you let her open her mouth she's a vixen.

This expression is used to describe a person who seems decent or tolerable as long as they stay quiet, but as soon as they start speaking, they reveal their unpleasant nature, lack of sense, or rude behavior. It emphasizes that for some people, silence is their only redeeming quality.

If you have a mouth, you can win the battle

This expression emphasizes the power of eloquence and communication skills. It suggests that a person who speaks persuasively, boldly, or cleverly can overcome challenges, win arguments, and succeed in difficult situations, even without physical strength.

If there is a mirror in front of you, you feel like making faces at it.

This expression is used to describe a situation where one's actions are solely triggered by the immediate presence of an object or opportunity, rather than necessity. It highlights how certain environments or people can provoke childish or impulsive behavior.

The mouth laughs, while the forehead mocks.

This expression is used to describe a person who acts friendly and smiles to one's face, but harbors ill intentions or mocks them secretly. It refers to hypocritical behavior or being two-faced.

Speaking with the mouth but mocking with the forehead. Insincerity.

This expression is used to describe a person whose facial expressions or non-verbal cues contradict their spoken words. It highlights hypocrisy or insincerity, suggesting that even though someone is saying something polite or agreeable, their true feelings of contempt or disagreement are visible on their face.

While the lower palm leaf is burning, the upper one is laughing.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where someone laughs at others' misfortunes without realizing that the same fate awaits them. Just as the fire consuming the bottom leaf of a palm tree will eventually reach the top, one's current safety is often temporary in a shared crisis.

The forehead is a devotee, but the mouth is a wolf.

This proverb is used to describe a hypocrite who puts on an outward appearance of piety (often symbolized by religious marks on the forehead) but speaks or acts with cruelty and greed like a wolf. It refers to someone who is deceptive or 'wolf in sheep's clothing.'

As the mouth speaks, the forehead mocks.

This expression describes a situation where someone's words and their non-verbal cues (or true intentions) are contradictory. It is used to point out hypocrisy or a lack of sincerity, suggesting that while the person is saying something pleasant or formal, their facial expressions or inner attitude betray their real, often negative, feelings.