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“ കൊല്ലക്കുടിയിൽ (കൊല്ലന്റെ ആലയിൽ) സൂചിവില്പാൻ വരുന്നൊ”
English Translation:
Coming to sell needles at the blacksmith’s forge? (Carrying coals to Newcastle; attempting to teach or sell basic craft tools to the master manufacturer.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ കള്ളനേ കള്ളന്റെ കാലറിഞ്ഞുകൂടു”
English Translation:
Only a thief recognizes the footprints of a fellow thief. (It takes a thief to catch a thief; only an insider understands the tricks of the trade.)

“ സൂചിനോക്കി നാഴിഎണ്ണ എരിച്ചു”
English Translation:
Burned a full measure of lamp oil hunting for a dropped needle. (Expending a fortune in resources and effort to recover an insignificant trifle; wildly disproportionate cost.)

“ ഓടിപ്പോകുന്ന പട്ടിക്കു ഒരുമുളം കൂട്ടി”
English Translation:
Give an extra cubit of swing to strike a fleeing dog. (Giving an extra shove to speed the departure of an unwelcome scoundrel; good riddance to bad rubbish.)