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“Telugu:
తల్లి చెవుల మద్దికాయలు దండగలకు, భార్య మెళ్లో పూసలు బోగాలవారికి”
English Translation:
His mother’s ear-ornaments went to pay fines, and his wife’s necklace of beads to pay harlots.

“Telugu:
ఉస్తెకాయ వూరనెంత, నంజ పెట్టనెంత.”,”
,English Translation:
How long does it take to salt an Ustekaya? How much is there of it to put on a dish?Ustekdya (Solanum Trilobatum) is a small fruit.Applied to something very insignificant.

“Telugu:
గోచి పాతల రాయడు దొంగల మిండడు”
English Translation:
Mr. Clout-Ragamuffin is the robbers’ master.He that has nothing is frighted at nothing.There is no stripping a naked man. (German)