పేరంటాళ్లు పదిమంది చేరి పాకం చెడగొట్టినట్లు

perantallu padimandi cheri pakam chedagottinatlu

Translation

Like ten women guests gathering and spoiling the syrup.

Meaning

This expression is the Telugu equivalent of 'Too many cooks spoil the broth.' It is used to describe a situation where a task is ruined because too many people are involved in its execution, each providing conflicting input or interference.

Related Phrases

One person's earnings are shared by ten people.

This proverb refers to a situation where a single individual is the sole breadwinner for a large extended family or a group of dependents. It describes the burden of one person's hard work sustaining many others, often used when discussing family responsibilities or collective dependency on one source of income.

The path walked by ten people is a road, the word spoken by ten people is the truth.

This proverb emphasizes the power of collective opinion and consensus. It suggests that when a large group of people follows a certain path or agrees on a particular statement, it gains legitimacy and becomes the established norm or truth. It is used to highlight that communal agreement carries more weight than individual opinion.

Like licking the ladle and ruining the ritual fast.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where someone loses a significant reward or ruins a great effort for the sake of a very small, insignificant temptation. It refers to someone who observes a strict religious fast but breaks it just to lick a tiny bit of food left on a serving spoon, thereby losing the spiritual merit of the entire endeavor for a trivial gain.

Work involving ten people is spoiled.

This proverb is equivalent to the English saying 'Too many cooks spoil the broth.' It suggests that when too many people are involved in a single task, conflicting opinions and lack of coordination lead to failure or poor results.

Like praying to minor deities and ruining one's peace of mind.

This proverb is used when someone wastes their time, effort, or resources on trivial matters or unreliable people instead of focusing on the main source or a higher goal. It suggests that pursuing small, insignificant things often leads to confusion, frustration, and a lack of focus rather than providing any real benefit.

One who has ten people behind him can do farming even if he is a coward.

This proverb emphasizes the power of teamwork and support. It suggests that even an incompetent or timid person can achieve great tasks, like agriculture, if they have a large family or a strong team to support and guide them. Success often depends more on collective strength than individual ability.

Work happens only when ten people join together

This expression emphasizes the importance of teamwork and collective effort. It suggests that significant tasks or social responsibilities cannot be accomplished by an individual alone and require the cooperation of the community or a group.

A snake falling among a lot of people will not die. A bad man often escapes through the difference of opinion among others as to his guilt, as a snake does through the Hindu's super- stitious dread of killing it.

This proverb describes a situation where a task remains unfinished because too many people are involved, but no one takes individual responsibility. When many people are present, everyone assumes someone else will handle the problem (in this case, killing the snake), leading to inaction. It is equivalent to the English idiom 'Too many cooks spoil the broth' or 'Everybody's business is nobody's business'.

The God who took away the eyesight will not fail to show the home.

This proverb is used to express hope and faith during times of hardship. It suggests that even when a higher power or fate brings a great misfortune, it will also provide the necessary support or a way to survive. It is often used to console someone who has faced a significant loss, implying that they will not be completely abandoned.

The death of ten people is equal to a wedding.

This proverb suggests that when a disaster or misfortune is shared by a large group, it becomes easier to bear than a personal tragedy. Similar to how people gather for a wedding, a collective struggle provides a sense of solidarity and reduces individual grief.