వీసం ఇచ్చి వాసానికి ఒడ్డినట్లు

This proverb is used to describe a situation where someone who is hired for a small task or holds a subordinate position oversteps their boundaries and demands authority, ownership, or a share in the profits. It highlights the audacity of a person who forgets their actual status and expects more than what they are entitled to.

This proverb describes a person who is extremely unobservant, dull-witted, or indifferent. It refers to a situation where someone fails to notice something glaringly obvious or a significant gesture, even after being explicitly prompted or provided with all the necessary tools to recognize it.

This proverb emphasizes the importance of hard work, discipline, and timing in achieving success. If a person is lazy and does not tend to their responsibilities at the right time (like a farmer who starts his day late), they will end up with worthless results or failures rather than productive outcomes.

This proverb is used to mock someone who is bad at basic arithmetic or logic. It illustrates a situation where a simple calculation is over-complicated or where the math is nonsensical, highlighting the absurdity of the person's reasoning or the disproportionate nature of a deal.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where a newcomer or a later arrival displaces, dominates, or destroys the original inhabitant or established system. It is similar to the English expression 'the camel getting its nose under the tent' but specifically refers to a newer entity taking over the place of an older, existing one.

This expression is used to describe a situation where an exchange or transaction results in no net gain or change, essentially returning to the original state. It is often used to describe futile efforts or circular logic where one ends up exactly where they started.

This expression is used to describe a 'do or die' situation or a definitive decision where there is no middle ground. It signifies a state of reaching a final outcome, whether it is success on the other side or staying where you are, but ending the state of uncertainty.

In our dealings with subordinate officers in a setup, we come across hurdles in getting our rightful things done. Even if the higher-up agrees to our request, the junior officer will prove to be a stumbling block and deny justice to us.

This proverb describes a person who provides a very small or insignificant amount of help (a 'veesamu' was a tiny unit of currency) and expects an exorbitantly large return or attempts to take over a significant asset (the house beam). It is used to caution against opportunistic people who leverage minor favors to gain major control.

— Vâsam is a rafter ; ( the original word has been retained to preserve the jingle . )

This proverb is used to describe the concept of inherent limitations or missing qualities even in things that are otherwise perfect or highly valuable. It suggests that nothing in the world is absolutely perfect in every single aspect, or that certain things have specific functions and should not be expected to possess unrelated attributes.