ఒరగబెట్టి తాగేది చెరిచెరా కంచరవాడు
oragabetti tagedi cherichera kancharavadu
The brazier has spoilt the dish which before I ate out of slantingly ( on account of the hole in it ).
This proverb is used to describe a situation where someone introduces an unnecessary or troublesome innovation to a simple, existing habit, ultimately making it more complicated or ruining it. It refers to a story where people used to drink comfortably, but a metalsmith (brazier) made a vessel that required tilting in an awkward way, spoiling the ease of the act.
* Unns vir nullus vir. † Xelw kexira vniptis, dákntulós te dákntulon. ‡ Candae pilos, equino paulatim oportet evallere.
Related Phrases
పదిమంది చేరిన పని పాడు
padimandi cherina pani padu
Work involving ten people is spoiled.
This proverb is equivalent to the English saying 'Too many cooks spoil the broth.' It suggests that when too many people are involved in a single task, conflicting opinions and lack of coordination lead to failure or poor results.
ఒరగబెట్టి తాగేది చెడిచెరా కంచరవాడు
oragabetti tagedi chedichera kancharavadu
The brass-smith was ruined by drinking with a tilted head.
This proverb is used to describe how people can ruin themselves or their reputation by adopting habits or postures that are inappropriate for their status or the context. It suggests that even a small, improper change in behavior can lead to downfall.
అరిచే కుక్క కరవదు
ariche kukka karavadu
A barking dog never bites. Great barkers are nae biters. (Scotch.) A barking cur does not bite. (Italian.)
This proverb is used to describe people who make loud threats or talk aggressively but rarely take any real action. It suggests that those who boast or bluster the most are often the least dangerous.
ఓర్చలేని రెడ్డి వుండీ చెరిచెను, చచ్చీ చెరిచెను.
orchaleni reddi vundi cherichenu, chachchi cherichenu.
The envious Reddi ruined the village while living, and was a curse to it when dead. A Reddi who had oppressed the people of his village all his life, requested them, when dying, to burn his body in a certain spot. This they willingly acceded to, and took the Reddi's corpse there for that pur- pose, when they were attacked by the inhabitants of the neighbouring village, within the limit of which the Reddi had desired to be burned, and this became an everlasting cause of contention. ( See Tâtchâri's Tales Page 5. )
This proverb is used to describe a person with an intensely jealous or malicious nature who causes trouble for others throughout their life and whose legacy or final actions continue to cause problems even after they are gone. It refers to people who are so spiteful that their negative influence persists beyond their presence.
అంకెలేని కోతి లంకంతా చెరిచిందట
ankeleni koti lankanta cherichindata
An unrestrained monkey destroyed all of Lanka.
This expression is used to describe how a person without discipline or control can cause widespread damage or chaos to an entire organization or community. It draws from the Ramayana, referring to the potential havoc an unchecked force can wreak.
అంబలి తాగేవాడికి మీసాలెగబెట్టే వాడొకడా?
ambali tagevadiki misalegabette vadokada?
Does a person drinking porridge need someone else to lift his mustache?
This proverb is used to criticize unnecessary extravagance or dependency. It points out the absurdity of a person who is barely surviving on simple food (porridge) yet employs or expects an assistant for a trivial task like lifting their mustache. It highlights situations where someone has limited means but maintains high pretensions or employs unnecessary help for tasks they should do themselves.
రాత్రి జాగారం పగటి పని చెరిచిందట
ratri jagaram pagati pani cherichindata
Staying awake at night spoiled the day's work.
This expression is used to highlight how a lack of rest or improper timing can ruin productivity. Specifically, it points out that when someone stays up all night (often for unnecessary reasons), they end up being too exhausted or inefficient to perform their duties during the day.
గంజి తాగేవానికి మీసాలు ఎగబెట్టేవాడొకడు
ganji tagevaniki misalu egabettevadokadu
For the one drinking gruel, there is another to lift his mustache.
This proverb describes a situation where someone who is already in a miserable or poor state (drinking simple gruel) has an unnecessary assistant or a hanger-on performing a trivial task. It is used to mock people who maintain high airs despite poverty, or to describe having useless assistants when the task at hand is very simple.
అరిచే కుక్క కరవదు
ariche kukka karavadu
A barking dog does not bite
This proverb is used to describe people who make a lot of noise, threats, or boasts but rarely take any actual action. It implies that those who are truly dangerous or effective do not need to shout about it, and those who shout are often harmless.
తొత్తును ఇంటబెట్టి దొరసానిని చెరగొందురా?
tottunu intabetti dorasanini cheragondura?
Will one keep a servant girl in the house and abduct the mistress?
This proverb is used to criticize someone who leaves a small or easy task unfinished while attempting a much larger, more difficult, or unethical one. It highlights the absurdity of ignoring a simple solution or accessible resource while committing a major folly or risk elsewhere.