ProverbPedia

“Telugu:
తొంగున్న సుంకరీ తలమూట దింపు అన్నట్టు”
English Translation:
Like a man waking up the sleeping custom house ofiicer to help him to put down his load.A “green trick.”

“Telugu:
ఎల్లిశెట్టి లెక్క యేక లెక్క”
English Translation:
Elli Setti’s account is a single account.Receipts and disbursements, profits and loss, all muddled up together.

“Telugu:
కొండంత రెడ్డే పోగా పిడికెడు బొచ్చుకు యేడ్చినట్టు”
English Translation:
When the big Reddi died they wept only for the handful of his hair.Indifferent to a great loss, but lamenting over some trifle that went with it.Fear not the loss of the bell more than the loss of the steeple.