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“Telugu:
అతడు వుంటే మంగలివాణ్ని అయినా పిలుచును”
English Translation:
[Like a widow saying] “if he were alive, he would at least call the barber.”This is a reproach to the husband as being a useless fellow only fit to be employed as a messenger, and is also a joke, as the widow only, and not the wife, requires the services of a barber, to shave her head.

“Telugu:
చావుకు పెట్టితే గాని, లంఖణాలకు తెగదు.”,”
,English Translation:
He won’t fast unless told that his life is in danger.

“Telugu:
పొరిగింటి కలహము విన వేడుక”
English Translation:
Quarrelling in one’s neighbour’s house is pleasant to listen to.