పప్పుతో పది కబళాలు తింటే, పులుసు ఎందుకు బుగ్గిలోకా?

This proverb warns about the consequences of greed or lack of patience. It suggests that trying to satisfy a desire through improper or unhealthy means (like eating spoiled food) will result in much greater suffering or loss (like falling ill and being unable to eat for days) than the initial hunger or desire itself.

This is a humorous proverb used to mock someone who gets excited or acts important during someone else's celebration or success. It highlights the absurdity of an outsider showing off when they have no actual role or stake in the event.

This proverb is used to describe someone who feels jealous or envious of another person's success or good fortune, even when it has nothing to do with them. It mocks the irrational pain or resentment felt by observers when someone else is enjoying a benefit.

This proverb is used to criticize someone who consumes all the resources or enjoys all the benefits in the initial stages of a process, leaving nothing for the subsequent steps or for others. It highlights the importance of moderation and planning, suggesting that if you finish everything with the first course, the second course becomes useless or wasted.

This proverb suggests that if the primary, more nutritious part of a meal (the dal) is already consumed and satisfying, wasting the secondary part (the soup/stew) is unnecessary or foolish. It is used to point out that when the main objective is achieved, one should not disregard or waste the remaining resources or opportunities, even if they seem less significant.

This expression is used to highlight that a task or project can only be successful if the necessary resources, efforts, or people are involved. Without the essential ingredients or support, the result is worthless or a failure. It emphasizes the importance of adequacy and contribution.

This proverb describes a situation where an irrational or foolish person makes tall claims or boasts, and others around them start contributing their own nonsensical or exaggerated stories to the conversation. It is used to mock a dialogue where there is no logic, truth, or common sense, and everyone involved is talking nonsense.

This proverb is used to describe people who are present only for the benefits, specifically during meals or celebrations. It refers to someone who counts themselves in as the ninth person when salt is served and the tenth when lentils (dal) are served, highlighting their opportunism and tendency to show up only when there is food or gain involved.

This expression is used to describe a situation where someone makes a huge scene, uses intimidation, or creates a lot of hype, only to deliver a very mild, disappointing, or underwhelming result. It highlights the anticlimactic gap between a fierce threat and a harmless outcome.

This proverb is used to describe a person who has lost their wealth, status, or power but still retains their old ego, arrogance, or habits. Just as the acidic quality remains in tamarind even after it dries up, some people refuse to change their stubborn nature despite a change in their circumstances.