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“ പിന്നെയും ചങ്കരൻ തെങ്ങേൽ”
English Translation:
Once again, Shankaran is up on the coconut palm! (Right back to square one; relapsing straight into the same old stubborn habits, blunders, or excuses despite all efforts to reform.)

— Malayalam

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“ അവന്നു ഒരു പുഴക്ക് ഒരു പത്തൽ”
English Translation:
For him, a single wooden stick to cross an entire river. (Tackling an immense challenge with ridiculously inadequate means.)

“ ഏറും മുഖവും ഒന്നൊത്തുവന്നു”
English Translation:
The charge of the bull and the face met in direct alignment. (An unavoidable, head-on collision of forces; or a moment where momentum and timing meet squarely.)

“ കൊഞ്ചൻ കോർത്തു കുളവൻ വറ്റു”
English Translation:
Hooked the prime prawn as bait, only to have the pond run dry. (Expending your best resources and investments in pursuit of a prize, only to lose both the bait and the opportunity.)