పప్పుతో పది కబళాలు తింటే, పులుసెందుకు 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 wastefulness or the neglect of something valuable. It suggests that if you satisfy yourself with just one thing (the dal) and ignore or throw away the other (the pulusu), it is a waste of resources. It is used when someone ignores a part of a complete set or fails to utilize everything provided to them.

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 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 points out social hypocrisy or double standards. It suggests that the same action is judged differently based on the status or age of the person performing it. While a child eating between meals might be seen as a bad habit (snacking), an elder doing the same is given a more respectful or justified label (tiffin or sacred meal).

This expression describes a situation where an attempt to take action or solve a problem backfires or is interrupted by an unexpected complication that makes the situation worse. It refers to a plan being thwarted by one's own tools or circumstances at the critical moment.

This proverb is used to illustrate that experiencing something or being around something doesn't necessarily change one's inherent nature. Just as a metal blade doesn't taste sour no matter how many sour mangoes it cuts, a person or object remains unchanged by external circumstances they are merely processing or witnessing.