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“ കപ്പലിൽ കള്ളനുണ്ടൊ”
English Translation:
Can there be a thief aboard an open ship? (A thief has nowhere to hide or escape when everyone shares the same vessel; or questioning baseless suspicion among comrades in the same boat.)

— Malayalam

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“ ഉലക്കയുടെ കുറ്റം വളി വിട്ടുപോയതു”
English Translation:
Blaming the wooden pestle for passing gas. (An utterly nonsensical pretext invented out of thin air to manufacture blame.)

“ എണ്ണിയപയറു അളക്കെണ്ടാ”
English Translation:
Beans that have already been counted do not need to be measured by volume. (Do not waste time re-verifying what is already precisely established.)

“ വേകുന്ന പുരക്കു ഊരുന്ന കഴുക്കോൽ ആദായം”
English Translation:
From a burning house, whatever rafter-pole is pulled out in time is pure profit. (Salvaging whatever little remains from an unfolding catastrophe; cutting losses in a total disaster.)