ఒరగబెట్టి తాగేది చెడిచెరా కంచరవాడు

This proverb describes a situation where someone focuses on trivial or irrelevant things while the main goal or benefit is right in front of them. It is used to mock people who waste time complaining about the process or tools instead of enjoying the result or getting the job done.

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.

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.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where someone performs a difficult task but the credit or the consequence goes to someone else, or when expectations are mismatched with reality. It is often a humorous take on misattribution or the peculiar nature of a task.

This expression is used to describe someone who abandons their important responsibilities or main livelihood to pursue trivial, distracting, or useless matters. It highlights the foolishness of losing focus on what truly matters for something insignificant.

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.

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.

This proverb is used to warn against extreme greed. It describes a situation where a person's desire for extra profit or interest leads them to take excessive risks, resulting in the loss of their original investment or capital.

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.

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.