పీనుగ మీద పిండాకూడన్నట్లు

pinuga mida pindakudannatlu

Translation

Like the food offered to the dead on a corpse

Meaning

This expression is used to describe a situation where someone is so greedy or heartless that they try to extract benefit or profit from a tragic, miserable, or desperate situation. It reflects a state of utter exploitation or extreme pettiness in a moment of sorrow.

Related Phrases

A cursed corpse does not go alone.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where a troublesome person or a disastrous event doesn't just cause one problem, but drags others down or brings additional misfortunes along with it. It is often used when one bad person's actions lead to the downfall of several others, or when one piece of bad luck triggers a chain reaction of mishaps.

To the man that eats elephants, corpses are as pastry.

This proverb is used to describe someone who has committed massive crimes or blunders and views smaller offenses as insignificant. It can also refer to people with extreme habits or capabilities for whom minor challenges are trivial.

A thoroughly bad man won't stick at trifles.

For one who eats elephants, are corpses considered delicacies?

This proverb is used to describe a person who handles massive tasks or challenges and finds small, trivial problems insignificant. It suggests that someone accustomed to grand or difficult things will not be bothered or satisfied by minor, petty matters. It is often used to mock someone trying to threaten or tempt a powerful person with something very small.

Food served without affection is like funeral offerings.

This expression emphasizes that the hospitality and love behind a meal are more important than the food itself. Food served grudgingly or without warmth is compared to 'Pinda', the ritual food offered to the deceased, which is considered uninviting and devoid of the joy of living hospitality. It is used to highlight that one should not accept or offer food where there is no mutual respect or affection.

An elephant for eating, a corpse for working.

This expression is used to describe a person who is extremely greedy or has a huge appetite when it comes to consuming resources or food, but becomes completely useless, lazy, or inactive when it is time to do any work.

Like showing anger toward the mother-in-law on the earthen pot.

This expression describes a situation where someone takes out their frustration or anger on an innocent third party or an inanimate object because they cannot confront the person who actually caused the provocation. It is similar to the concept of 'displaced aggression'.

Desire for the wife, but the bed is on a mat.

This expression is used to describe a person who has high desires or grand ambitions but lacks the basic resources or means to fulfill them. It highlights the gap between one's wants and their actual capabilities or reality.

A royal corpse does not go alone.

This proverb implies that when a powerful or highly influential person falls or faces a disaster, they inevitably drag others down with them. It is used to describe situations where a major failure causes collateral damage to those associated with it.

Like eating the food offered to a corpse

This expression is used to describe a person who is extremely greedy, stingy, or exploitative, particularly someone who seeks to benefit or make a profit even from a tragic or pathetic situation. It refers to taking advantage of someone else's misfortune.

A king will not die alone. The Hindus believe that when a royal personage dies, some other person dies at the same time to keep him company. When a great man suffers he drags others with him into trouble.

This proverb implies that when a powerful or influential person falls or gets into trouble, they often bring others down with them. Historically, it refers to the practice of subordinates or wealth being sacrificed or lost alongside a king, but in modern usage, it describes how a major disaster or the downfall of a leader inevitably affects many associated people.