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“ പന്തീരാണ്ടു പട്ടരുടെകൂടെപാർത്തിട്ടും കുടുമ്മി മുമ്പിലൊപുറകിലൊന്നറിഞ്ഞുകൂടാ”
English Translation:
Lived beside the priest for twelve full years and still doesn’t know whether his hair-tuft is worn in front or behind. (Gross, hopeless unobservant stupidity despite long-term exposure to the plain facts.)

“ തന്നേ ചെയ്താൽ നന്നായ് ചെയ്യും”
English Translation:
If you do it yourself, it is done well. (If you want a thing done right, do it yourself; personal care and vigilance ensure quality.)

“ ഏൻചത്തെ കോളികൂകു”
English Translation:
Crowing the alarm only after I am already dead. (A belated warning or useless hue and cry raised long after the disaster has occurred.)