పనిలేని పాపరాజు ఏమి చేస్తున్నాడంటే, కుందేటి కొమ్ముకు రేఖలు తీరుస్తున్నాడు అన్నాడట

This expression is used to describe a situation where someone is engaged in a pointless, self-serving, or dishonest activity. It specifically mocks people who create their own problems (or falsehoods) just to appear busy or virtuous by fixing them. It highlights the absurdity of circular logic or redundant, deceptive work.

This expression is used to describe a person who claims to have achieved or found something that is actually impossible or non-existent. It is used to mock someone's false claims of an impossible feat, as rabbits do not have horns.

This expression is used to describe how stubbornness, arrogance, or bad behavior is eventually corrected by life's difficulties or harsh realities. Just as fire straightens a crooked piece of wood by burning it or making it pliable, tough experiences humble a person or set them right.

A bad man's evil qualities only disappear in the funeral pile. The wolf loses his teeth but not his inclination. (Spanish.)!

This phrase is used to describe a situation where someone is pretending to be sad or upset for a noble reason, while their true motive is hidden or entirely different. It highlights hypocrisy or deceptive behavior.

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.

This proverb is used to describe a person who, having no useful work to do, engages in completely futile, impossible, or nonsensical tasks. Since rabbits do not have horns, 'carving designs on a rabbit's horn' signifies wasting time on something that doesn't exist or doesn't matter.

This proverb is used to describe someone who engages in useless, counterproductive, or repetitive work that yields no results. It highlights the behavior of creating a problem just to solve it, or performing tasks that are essentially a waste of time and effort.

This proverb is used to mock someone who engages in futile, self-created work just to appear busy or productive. It describes a situation where a person creates their own problems or errors only to spend time fixing them, resulting in no actual progress or value. It is often applied to bureaucrats or professionals who indulge in unnecessary paperwork or circular logic.

This proverb describes the traditional rural economy of self-sufficiency. Selling a pig provides a large lump sum of money used to clear long-standing or significant debts, while selling chickens or eggs provides smaller, frequent income to handle daily expenses or immediate small loans.

This proverb is used to describe someone who, instead of focusing on their own shortcomings or fixing their own problems, spends all their time judging, critiquing, or obsessing over the qualities and successes of others. It highlights the irony of being preoccupied with things one lacks.

* Adonde vas, mal ? Adonde mas hay. † La pèle se moque du fourgon. ‡ La padella dice al pajuolo, Fatti in la che tu me tigni,