ఉడుమును చంకలో పెట్టుకుని ఊళ్ళో ప్రవేశించినట్లు

udumunu chankalo pettukuni ullo praveshinchinatlu

Translation

Like entering a village while carrying a monitor lizard under one's arm.

Meaning

This expression is used to describe a situation where someone intentionally brings a source of trouble, misfortune, or a nuisance into their own environment or home. It refers to a person who creates their own problems by associating with something or someone inherently problematic.

Related Phrases

Like entering through the nose and coming out of the eye.

This expression is used to describe someone who enters a situation or a place in a small or humble way but quickly gains control or creates a significant, often unexpected, impact. It can also describe something that starts as a minor issue but escalates into a complex or painful problem.

Going into a village with a guana in one's arms.

This expression refers to bringing something extremely unlucky, troublesome, or dangerous into a community or household. In Telugu folklore, monitor lizards are traditionally associated with bad luck or 'shani'; bringing one home is seen as inviting disaster through one's own foolish actions.

Eccentric conduct.

Like going to a wedding while carrying water (neeyi) in one's armpit.

This expression is used to describe a person who carries unnecessary baggage or clings to something burdensome while going to an important or celebratory event. It highlights the absurdity of holding onto something that hinders one's enjoyment or ease during a significant occasion.

Like holding a child in one's arms and searching for it throughout the whole village.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where someone is searching frantically for something that they already possess or that is right with them. It highlights human absent-mindedness or the irony of looking far and wide for something that is close at hand.

Like carrying a cat under the arm while going to a wedding

This expression is used to describe a situation where someone brings along an unnecessary burden or an unlucky distraction that ruins an important or auspicious occasion. It highlights the foolishness of creating complications for oneself when things should be simple and celebratory.

Having entered the nose, he gets into the eye. A skilful rogue.

This expression refers to someone who is extremely cunning, manipulative, or intrusive. It describes a person who starts with a small, seemingly harmless entry or request and quickly gains control or creates a significant impact, often in a deceptive or overwhelming manner.

Like having the ocean under one's arm, yet stretching out a hand for a small puddle.

This proverb is used to describe a person who possesses vast resources or great wealth but still begs or seeks help for something insignificant. It highlights the irony of not realizing or utilizing one's own immense potential and instead looking for petty external assistance.

When a thief who steals and eats was taken as a partner, he stole everything and hid it in his bundle.

This proverb warns against trusting a person with a known history of dishonesty or theft. It implies that if you enter into a partnership or trust someone who is habitually untrustworthy, you shouldn't be surprised when they eventually betray you or steal your belongings. It is used to describe situations where someone suffers a loss due to their own poor judgment in choosing associates.

Like searching the whole village while holding the child on your hip.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where someone is searching frantically for something that they already possess or that is right with them. It highlights human absent-mindedness or the irony of looking far and wide for a solution that is close at hand.

Like entering a village while carrying a monitor lizard under one's arm.

This proverb is used to describe someone who knowingly or unknowingly brings a source of misfortune, bad luck, or a huge problem into their own home or community. In Telugu folklore, carrying a monitor lizard (udumu) is traditionally considered a bad omen that brings ruin to the place it enters.