తోడేలును గొర్రెల కాపలాకు పెట్టినట్లు

This expression describes a situation where powerful people or leaders fight among themselves, but the innocent, weak, or subordinates are the ones who suffer the consequences. It is used when a conflict between two major parties results in collateral damage to those who have no part in the dispute.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where a person with malicious intent or a natural predator offers 'selfless' help to their prey. It warns against trusting someone who stands to benefit secretly from the very thing they are supposed to protect, highlighting hypocrisy and ulterior motives.

This expression is used to describe a situation where a predator or a dangerous person enters a group of vulnerable, innocent, or defenseless people, causing sudden chaos and destruction. It can also describe a powerful opponent easily overcoming a weak group.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where a victim seeks sympathy from a natural enemy or a cruel person. It suggests that it is futile to expect compassion or justice from those whose nature it is to exploit or harm you.

This proverb describes the act of taking resources or money away from the poor and needy to give them to those who are already powerful or wealthy. It is used to criticize unfair distribution of wealth or misplaced charity where the vulnerable suffer to benefit the strong.

This expression is used to describe a situation where a task or responsibility is given to someone who is naturally inclined to exploit it for their own gain or harm. It highlights the foolishness of trusting a predator with its prey, or putting an untrustworthy person in a position of power over those they might harm.

This expression is used to describe a situation where someone's plans or expectations are completely ruined or blocked at the very last moment, often resulting in great disappointment. It is similar to the English idiom 'to take the bread out of someone's mouth'.

This expression is used to describe a situation where someone is being extremely foolish or setting themselves up for a loss. Placing butter on the head (which melts in the sun) and using prawns (which are scavenged by crows and dogs) as a waistband implies that the person's assets or efforts will quickly vanish or be snatched away due to poor planning.

This expression is used to describe a situation where someone who was brought in to help or perform a simple task ends up causing complete destruction or ruin. It highlights the irony of a person’s incompetence or malicious nature resulting in a disaster far worse than the original problem they were meant to solve.

This proverb is used to describe a person who avoids doing a specific requested task by offering an irrelevant or useless alternative. It highlights an uncooperative attitude where one pretends to help but avoids the actual effort or responsibility required, similar to someone offering words instead of food to a hungry person.