తిన్న ఇంటి వాసాలు లెక్కపెట్టడం
tinna inti vasalu lekkapettadam
Counting the rafters of the house where you were fed.
This expression is used to describe an act of extreme ingratitude or treachery. It refers to someone who seeks to harm or find faults in the person or household that provided them with food and shelter. It is commonly used to criticize those who betray their benefactors.
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తిన్న ఇల్లు గుద్దలించావేమిరా అంటే, తినని ఇంట్లోకి రానిస్తారా అన్నాడట.
tinna illu guddalinchavemira ante, tinani intloki ranistara annadata.
When asked why he was damaging the house where he ate, he replied, 'Will they let me into the house where I haven't eaten?'
This proverb is used to describe an ungrateful person who harms those who helped or sheltered them. It highlights the absurdity of justifying betrayal or destructive behavior against one's benefactors with flawed or cynical logic.
తిన్న ఇంటి వాసాలు లెక్కపెట్టడం
tinna inti vasalu lekkapettadam
When a man was asked why he was counting the rafters of the house in which he had been well treated, he replied, " Would they allow me to do it in the next house ?"
This expression describes extreme ingratitude or backstabbing. It refers to a person who, after receiving help or hospitality from someone, looks for ways to harm them or takes advantage of their host's kindness. In the full version of the proverb, when asked why he is being so ungrateful, the person foolishly justifies his malice by saying he would do the same elsewhere.
Gross ingratitude. I taught you to swim, and now you'd drown me.
తిన్న ఇంటి వాసాలు లెక్కపెట్టినట్లు
tinna inti vasalu lekkapettinatlu
Like counting the rafters of the house where one was fed.
This expression is used to describe an act of extreme ingratitude or treachery. It refers to someone who harms or betrays the very person who helped or sheltered them in their time of need.
పొరుగింటి బాన పాడి కంటే, తన ఇంటి గిద్ద పాడి మేలు
poruginti bana padi kante, tana inti gidda padi melu
The small measure of milk in one's own house is better than a large pot of milk in the neighbor's house.
This proverb emphasizes the value of self-reliance and ownership. It suggests that having a small amount of something that belongs to you is more reliable and beneficial than depending on a large amount that belongs to someone else. It is used to advise people to be content with what they own rather than looking at others' wealth.
పోడిమగల నాడె పొరుగింటి పొందు
podimagala nade poruginti pondu
A neighbor's friendship exists only as long as one is prosperous.
This proverb highlights the fickle nature of relationships based on social or financial status. It suggests that neighbors or associates are friendly and supportive only when you are wealthy or influential, but they may distance themselves or disappear when you face hardships.
ఇంటి మొగుడు మట్టిగబ్బు, పొరుగింటి మొగుడు పూలవాసన
inti mogudu mattigabbu, poruginti mogudu pulavasana
Own husband smells like mud, neighbor's husband smells like flowers.
This proverb is used to describe the human tendency to undervalue what one already possesses while overestimating the value or quality of what others have. It is similar to the English expression 'The grass is always greener on the other side.'
పొరుగింటి కలహం విన వేడుక
poruginti kalaham vina veduka
A quarrel in the neighbor's house is a joy to hear.
This proverb highlights a common human tendency to find entertainment or amusement in the conflicts and troubles of others, particularly neighbors, while ignoring one's own issues. It describes the voyeuristic pleasure people sometimes take in gossip and local drama.
తిన్న ఇంటి వాసాలు లెక్కపెట్టడం
tinna inti vasalu lekkapettadam
A man that counts the rafters of his benefactor's house. A story is told of a man who counted the rafters, &c., of a house in order that he might take possession of it and found his claim to it on this know- ledge. Hence the term is applied to a person basely attempting to swindle another, who had befriended him, out of his property.
This proverb describes an act of extreme ingratitude or treachery. It refers to someone who seeks to harm or find faults in a person or household that helped them or provided them with food and shelter. It is used to condemn those who betray their benefactors.
All's lost that's put into a riven dish.
ఆ ఇంటి కాకి ఈ ఇంటి మీద వాలదు, ఈ ఇంటి కాకి ఆ ఇంటి మీద వాలదు
a inti kaki i inti mida valadu, i inti kaki a inti mida valadu
That house's crow doesn't land on this house, and this house's crow doesn't land on that house.
This expression is used to describe an extreme state of enmity or total lack of communication between two families or individuals. It signifies that there is absolutely no relationship or interaction remaining between two parties, often due to a severe dispute or long-standing rivalry.
ఇంటి పిల్లికి పొరుగింటి పిల్లి తోడు
inti pilliki poruginti pilli todu
The neighbour's cat is the ally of the house cat. Both join in mischief.
This expression is used to describe a situation where two people, often who should be at odds or are expected to be rivals, secretly collaborate or help each other for mutual benefit. It is frequently used to highlight how internal and external parties might conspire together, often in a negative or mischievous context.