రానూ వచ్చె, పోనూ పోయె, రాగులు విసరి సంకటి చేయమన్నాడట

ranu vachche, ponu poye, ragulu visari sankati cheyamannadata

Translation

He came, he went, and then he asked to grind finger millets and make porridge.

Meaning

This proverb describes someone who is extremely lazy or avoids work when it is actually being done, but reappears just in time to demand the benefits or give orders once the hard part is over. It is used to mock people who contribute nothing to a process but expect to enjoy the results or direct others' labor.

Related Phrases

The queen has arrived and supposedly asked for Ragi Sankati (finger millet porridge).

This sarcastic expression is used when someone acts superior or puts on airs of royalty, but their requests or needs are very basic or humble. It highlights the contradiction between one's high status/attitude and the simple reality of a situation.

When asked to fast, you asked if I wanted to be branded with a hot iron.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where someone reacts excessively or suggests an extreme, painful alternative to a simple request or task. It highlights a lack of understanding or an exaggerated response to a suggestion.

He came, he stayed, and then he said, 'Grind the finger millets and make porridge'.

This expression describes a person who overstays their welcome and begins to demand things or act as if they are the head of the household despite being a guest. It is used to mock someone who doesn't know when to leave and instead starts imposing their needs on others.

Lost in childhood, lost in the wedding pandal, if there is anything left, let me know.

This proverb is used to mock someone who is extremely irresponsible or careless. It refers to a person who has wasted or lost everything they owned at different stages of life, yet still asks if there is anything remaining to squander. It describes a state of total loss due to negligence.

What one had is gone, and what one kept (or acquired) is also gone.

This expression describes a situation where a person loses their original possessions or status while unsuccessfully trying to gain something more. It is used to caution against excessive greed or poor decision-making that results in a total loss of both the old and the new.

Akkanna went to Addanki and came back.

This expression is used to describe a person who completes a long or significant journey or task without achieving any results or gaining any new information. It signifies a futile effort or a trip that was a waste of time, where someone returns exactly as they left.

Shinganna went to Addanki and he came back.

This proverb describes a person who undertakes a long or difficult task but returns without achieving anything or completing the purpose of the trip. It is used to mock someone's inefficiency, pointlessness of an action, or a wasted effort where the end result is the same as the starting point.

There are no grains in the house, yet someone asks to grind them and make porridge.

This proverb describes a situation where someone demands something impossible or makes grand requests without considering the lack of basic resources. It is used to mock people who have unrealistic expectations or show off despite having nothing.

When asked 'Singanna! Did you go to Addanki?', he replied, 'I went and I have already returned'.

This proverb describes a situation where someone performs a task in a very mechanical, superficial, or hurried manner without achieving the actual purpose or gaining any benefit from it. It is used to mock people who do things for the sake of finishing them rather than doing them meaningfully.

"Śinganna, Śinganna, have you been to Addanki?" they asked. "I have been and come back" he replied. Śinganna was a simpleton who having heard that he was to be sent on an errand to Addanki, went off in the night without having received his message.

This expression is used to describe someone who gives a redundant, obvious, or meaningless answer to a simple question. It satirizes people who state the obvious as if they are providing significant information, or those who perform a task without achieving any real purpose or results.