పొంగినదంతా పొయ్యిపాలే
ponginadanta poyyipale
Everything that boils over belongs to the stove.
This proverb is used to describe a situation where excessive efforts, resources, or wealth are wasted due to lack of control or mismanagement. Just as milk that boils over is lost to the stove and cannot be used, hard-earned gains or potential successes that are squandered become useless.
Related Phrases
పాల పొంగు
pala pongu
The boiling over of milk
This expression is used to describe a sudden, intense burst of emotion, enthusiasm, or anger that subsides just as quickly as it rose. Much like how milk boils up rapidly and settles down instantly when the heat is removed, it refers to temporary excitement or short-lived passion.
ఎదుటి పొయ్యి మండితే తన పొయ్యిలో నీళ్లు పోసుకున్నట్టు
eduti poyyi mandite tana poyyilo nillu posukunnattu
When the fire was lighted in the opposite house, he threw water on his own.
This expression describes the irrational and self-destructive nature of extreme jealousy. It refers to someone who is so consumed by envy of another person's success or prosperity that they sabotage their own progress or well-being out of spite or sheer frustration.
An envious man waxes lean with the fatness of his neighbour. Envy is its own torturer. ( Danish ? ) * Wer einen lobt in Praesentia und schimpft in Absentia, den hole die Pestilentia. † Avindayg er sin egen Böddel.
పాలు పొంగడమంతా పొయ్యి పాలుకే
palu pongadamanta poyyi paluke
All the milk that overflows ends up as the stove's share
This expression is used to describe a situation where someone's excessive anger or loud boasts result in no real action or benefit, ultimately going to waste. Just as milk overflowing from a pot only makes a mess on the stove rather than filling a cup, empty threats or wasted energy do not achieve anything productive.
కట్టిన ఇల్లు, పెట్టిన పొయ్యి
kattina illu, pettina poyyi
A house already built, a stove already lit.
This expression describes a situation where everything is perfectly prepared and ready for immediate use without any effort from the newcomer. It is often used to describe someone who marries into a well-established, wealthy household where all comforts are already available, or a situation where one steps into a role where all the hard work has already been completed by others.
పొంగిన పాలు పొయ్యిపాలు
pongina palu poyyipalu
Spilled milk belongs to the stove
This proverb is used to emphasize that things lost through negligence or over-excitement are useless. Just as milk that boils over and spills onto the stove cannot be recovered or consumed, opportunities or resources lost due to lack of attention are a total waste.
కట్టిన ఇల్లు, పెట్టిన పొయ్యి
kattina illu, pettina poyyi
A house that is already built, and a hearth that is already set up.
This expression refers to entering a situation where everything is already perfectly prepared and ready for use without any effort from the person joining. It is most commonly used in the context of a bride entering a well-established household where she does not have to struggle to set up a new life or home from scratch.
వంట ముగిసిన తర్వాత పొయ్యి మండుతుంది
vanta mugisina tarvata poyyi mandutundi
The stove burns bright after the cooking is finished.
This expression is used to describe a situation where resources, solutions, or enthusiasm arrive too late to be of any practical use. It highlights the irony of something becoming available only after the need for it has passed.
బుధవారం పుట్టిన దున్నపోతు భూమిని దున్నినా, తొక్కినా పొంగి పొంగి పండుతుంది
budhavaram puttina dunnapotu bhumini dunnina, tokkina pongi pongi pandutundi
A buffalo born on a Wednesday, whether it plows the land or just tramples it, the land will overflow with harvest.
This is a traditional folk saying used to highlight the auspiciousness associated with Wednesday (Budhavaram). It suggests that anything started or involved with something 'born on Wednesday' is destined for great success and abundance, regardless of how much effort is put in.
ఇంటింటా ఒక ఇటుక పొయ్యి, మా ఇంట ఒక మట్టి పొయ్యి
intinta oka ituka poyyi, ma inta oka matti poyyi
Every house has a brick stove, while our house has a clay stove.
This proverb is used to highlight that despite outward appearances or slight differences, basic problems and human nature are universal. It implies that everyone faces similar struggles and that no one is truly unique in their suffering or circumstances.
పొంగేదంతా పొయ్యి పాలు
pongedanta poyyi palu
All that boils over goes to the fire-place. Said of a silly man puffed up with conceit, whose vanity ruins him.
This expression is used to describe a situation where excessive efforts, resources, or emotions are wasted and do not benefit the person involved. Just as milk that overflows from a pot is lost to the stove rather than being consumed, wasted potential or unnecessary extravagance yields no useful result.