ఒంటికి లేని వ్యాధి కొని తెచ్చుకున్నట్టు

ontiki leni vyadhi koni techchukunnattu

Translation

Like buying and bringing a disease with which the body is not troubled. Wilfully bringing trouble on one's self.

Meaning

This proverb is used to describe a situation where someone unnecessarily invites trouble or creates a problem for themselves when things were perfectly fine before. It refers to self-inflicted complications or meddling in affairs that lead to unwanted stress.

Related Phrases

Like buying and bringing a funeral ceremony upon oneself.

This expression is used to describe a situation where someone unnecessarily invites trouble or a burdensome task through their own actions. It implies that a person has self-inflicted a headache or problem that could have been easily avoided.

Like going for a bunch (of flowers/fruit) and bringing back a club.

This proverb describes a situation where someone goes out expecting a benefit or a pleasant outcome but returns with something harmful or a punishment instead. It is used to mock poor decision-making or bad luck where an attempt to gain something resulted in a loss.

Like buying and bringing home a funeral ceremony.

This expression is used to describe a situation where someone unnecessarily invites trouble or a burden upon themselves through their own actions. It implies that a problem which didn't exist was intentionally 'purchased' or brought home by the individual.

Like scratching and inviting an itch.

This expression is used to describe a situation where someone unnecessarily interferes in something or creates a problem for themselves where there wasn't one before. It is similar to the English idiom 'To look for trouble' or 'To stir a hornet's nest'.

Cutting a tree and letting it fall on one's self. Bringing trouble on one's own head. The fool hunts for misfortune. (French.)

This expression is used to describe a situation where someone's own actions or attempts to solve a problem backfire, causing them self-inflicted harm or trouble. It is similar to the English idiom 'to dig one's own grave' or 'to shoot oneself in the foot'.

* Plega l'albero quando à giovane. † Gammel Green bryder nær den skal boles. Le fou cherche son malheur.

The hireling has become the master of the house. Applied to a forward person, who does not know his place.

This proverb describes a situation where someone hired or brought in to help eventually takes over or dominates the person who helped them. It is used when an assistant or subordinate oversteps their boundaries to the point of controlling the superior.

He brought fetters for his own legs. He brings a staff to brak his ain head. (Scotch.)

This expression describes a situation where a person, through their own actions or decisions, creates obstacles or restrictions for themselves. It is used when someone's self-inflicted complications lead to their own downfall or lack of freedom.

Buying and bringing a suit which was going along the road. Buying the right to carry on a heavy law suit from a stranger.

This expression is used to describe a situation where someone unnecessarily involves themselves in someone else's problems or creates a new trouble for themselves by interfering in matters that do not concern them. It highlights the foolishness of inviting avoidable conflict or legal issues into one's life.

Buying a Taddinam. Bringing difficulties upon one's own head.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where someone voluntarily invites trouble or creates a headache for themselves by their own actions or choices. It is similar to the English expression 'to go looking for trouble' or 'asking for it.'

* Alterâ manu scabunt, altera ferunt.

Like buying or inviting a disease that the body didn't have.

This expression is used when someone unnecessarily creates trouble or invites problems into their life through their own actions or poor decisions. It describes a situation where a person was perfectly fine but ended up in a mess by interfering in something they shouldn't have.