పెళ్ళికి వెళ్తూ పిల్లిని చంకన పెట్టుకుని వెళ్ళినట్లు

pelliki veltu pillini chankana pettukuni vellinatlu

Translation

Like carrying a cat under the arm while going to a wedding.

Meaning

This expression is used to describe a situation where someone brings along an unnecessary burden or a nuisance that causes trouble in an otherwise happy or formal setting. It refers to engaging in a superstitious or trivial task that distracts from the primary purpose of an event.

Related Phrases

Taking a cat along while going to a wedding.

This refers to doing something inauspicious or undesirable. It is an unwanted burden and might lead to undesirable results.

Like going to a wedding while carrying water (neeyi) in one's armpit.

This expression is used to describe a person who carries unnecessary baggage or clings to something burdensome while going to an important or celebratory event. It highlights the absurdity of holding onto something that hinders one's enjoyment or ease during a significant occasion.

Like carrying a cat under the arm while going to a wedding

This expression is used to describe a situation where someone brings along an unnecessary burden or an unlucky distraction that ruins an important or auspicious occasion. It highlights the foolishness of creating complications for oneself when things should be simple and celebratory.

Like going to a wedding while carrying a cat under one's arm.

This expression describes a situation where someone brings along an unnecessary burden or a nuisance while trying to perform an important task. It refers to people who create their own obstacles or distractions that make a simple or celebratory event difficult for themselves and others.

When invited to a wedding with proper respect and a tilak, she didn't go; but later she went with a broken pot shard to beg for some stew.

This proverb describes a person who misses out on a great, respectful opportunity due to ego or negligence, only to later settle for something far inferior or beg for scraps out of necessity. It highlights the irony of rejecting a dignified invitation and later being forced to ask for favors in a humiliating manner.

Going to a marriage with a cat under your arm.

This expression refers to someone who burdens themselves with unnecessary or problematic things while heading to an important event or starting a new task. It highlights how focusing on trivial or distracting matters can ruin a significant occasion or lead to unwanted trouble.

The cat is a bad omen. Transgressing the rules of society.

When trying to make a sage, it turned into a cat

This proverb is used to describe a situation where someone attempts to do something great or noble, but due to lack of skill or bad luck, the end result is mediocre or a failure. It is similar to the English expression 'The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry.' Note: The user provided 'Malli' (Jasmine) or 'Munni', but the standard proverb is 'Muni' (Sage/Ascetic).

When turmeric was rubbed on her feet and a mark put on her forehead and she was invited to the marriage feast she would not go, but afterwards she went with a broken pot to beg for broth. Suffering by pride.

This proverb is used to describe a person who misses a great, respectful opportunity or an invitation when offered with honor, but later seeks small, insignificant benefits or favors from the same source out of desperation or lack of foresight. It highlights the foolishness of missing out on a dignified occasion only to settle for scraps later.

Child on the hip, searching all over the village.

This expression is used to describe a situation where a person is searching for something that they already possess or is right in front of them. It highlights absent-mindedness or overlooking the obvious.

One man said " Let us go to the marriage," the other replied " Let us leave the country."

This expression is used to describe someone who is extremely impatient or always in a hurry. It refers to a person who wants to reach the end of a task or leave a place before they have even properly arrived or started.

A spirit of contradiction.