ProverbPedia

“ ചിറമുറിഞ്ഞിട്ടു അണകെട്ടിയാൽ ഫലമെന്തു”
English Translation:
What is the point of building a dam after the embankment has already burst? (Locking the stable door after the horse has bolted; useless precautions taken long after the catastrophe has struck.)

“ ഏതപ്പാ കോതമംഗലം”
English Translation:
“Where on earth is Kothamangalam, sir?” (An expression of utter bewilderment and disorientation when someone is completely lost.)

“ ചാമ്പത്തോണിക്കു ചീമ്പക്കുഴക്കോൽ”
English Translation:
For a rotten, waterlogged canoe, a cracked, puny oar. (A thoroughly dilapidated, defective setup with mismatched tools bound for imminent failure.)