సూది కోసం సోదెకు వెడితే, కుంచెడు బియ్యం కుక్క ముట్టుకుందట

This expression describes a situation where kindness or generosity is met with even greater reciprocity. It highlights a cycle of mutual affection and hospitality between family members, specifically how a small gesture from one side is returned more abundantly by the other.

Kindness returned. Once never loseth by doing good turns. Kindness produccs kindness. ( Latin. )*

This proverb is used to describe something that has become defiled, corrupted, or spoiled to the point of being useless. Just as a ritualistically pure household would discard a pot licked by a dog, this expression suggests that once a person's reputation is tarnished or a resource is compromised, it can no longer serve its original honorable purpose.

The purpose, by and large, of acquisition of diverse special skills is only to make a living.

This proverb describes a situation where a person, in an attempt to solve a trivial or minor problem, inadvertently uncovers much larger, hidden issues or scandals. It is used when someone's unnecessary curiosity or minor inquiry leads to the exposure of major secrets or embarrassing facts that were better left hidden.

This proverb describes a situation where an irrational or foolish person, in a fit of anger or ego, neglects their responsibilities or resources, leading to a loss. While they are busy being angry or throwing a tantrum, something valuable is wasted or ruined due to their lack of attention.

This proverb describes a situation where a generous gesture is met with an even smaller or insufficient return, or conversely, a competition in stinginess. It is used to highlight instances where someone expects more due to a relationship but receives something vastly different or inferior, or when two people try to outsmart each other in being miserly.

This proverb is used to describe an act of excessive waste or unnecessary decoration on something that is fundamentally broken or useless. It highlights the irony of spending resources to enhance something that cannot benefit from the enhancement, similar to 'putting lipstick on a pig' or 'pearls before swine.'

This proverb is used to describe a situation where a small, trivial investigation or pursuit leads to the accidental discovery of a massive, long-hidden scandal or a series of dark secrets. It warns that digging too deep into minor issues might uncover more than one bargained for.

This expression is used to describe an uneven or disproportionate exchange, or a situation where a lot of resources are consumed for a single item. In a traditional sense, it refers to the heavy requirement of rice needed to accompany a large pumpkin curry, signifying that one thing necessitates a large amount of another to be useful.

This expression is used to describe a situation where something pure or useful becomes completely ruined, defiled, or unusable because of the interference of an unworthy or undesirable person. In traditional contexts, if a dog touched a cooking pot, the entire meal was considered polluted and had to be discarded.