పూటకూళ్ళకు వచ్చిన వాళ్ళకు పుట్ల ధర ఎందుకు?

This proverb is used to describe a person who approaches someone for help or with a specific purpose but hesitates to speak their mind or hides their true intentions due to shyness, false pride, or unnecessary secrecy. It highlights the irony of wanting something while being too secretive to ask for it.

This proverb is used to criticize someone who is hesitant or secretive about their true intentions after already making a move. It suggests that if you have approached someone for a specific favor or purpose, there is no point in being shy or hypocritical about it. It is commonly applied when someone tries to hide an obvious motive.

This expression is used to describe a situation where someone approaches another person for help or a favor but is too hesitant, shy, or secretive to state their actual need. It highlights the irony of intending to ask for something while concealing the very tool or reason needed to receive it.

Poverty and pride.

This proverb refers to a situation where someone approaches another person with a specific request or goal but is too hesitant, shy, or secretive to state their true intention. It describes the irony of seeking help or a favor while trying to hide the very vessel needed to receive it. It is used to advise someone to be straightforward instead of being unnecessarily evasive.

This proverb is used to point out that people who are only temporarily involved or have a small stake in a situation should not concern themselves with large-scale or long-term complexities. It suggests that one should focus on their immediate needs or specific role rather than meddling in matters that do not affect them or are beyond their scope.

This proverb describes a situation where a person in charge of distributing resources or food manages to take a portion for themselves first, or benefits the most from the distribution process. It is often used to refer to minor perks or 'leakages' that occur when someone handles wealth or goods.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where a person is so overwhelmed by a severe personal problem or physical pain that they lose interest in worldly matters, business, or common logic. It highlights that one's immediate suffering takes precedence over everything else, sometimes leading to irritable or irrelevant responses to unrelated questions.

This proverb highlights how a single small negative element or one bad person can destroy a vast amount of good work or a large community. It is used to caution that even a minor flaw or a single troublemaker should not be underestimated, as they have the potential to ruin everything.

This proverb refers to a person who approaches someone for help or a favor but is too hesitant, shy, or deceitful to state their true intention. It describes a situation where someone acts with false modesty or lacks the transparency needed to achieve their goal, much like someone visiting a neighbor to ask for buttermilk while trying to hide the vessel they brought to collect it in.

Pride with poverty. Pride and poverty are ill met yet often together.

This proverb highlights the disadvantage of procrastination or being late. Those who arrive early get the full portion of a meal (served in pots), while those who arrive late are left with only the leftovers to lick from the vessels. It is used to encourage punctuality and promptness.