ProverbPedia

“Telugu Proverb:
బొచ్చు కాల్చితే బొగ్గులవునా”
— English Translation:
If you burn hair will it become charcoal ?Vain economy.

“Telugu Proverb:
బొంత కుట్టుకొన్నవాడు కప్పుకో లేడా”
— English Translation:
Can he who has sewn himselfa quilt, not cover himself with it ?

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— English Translation:
“Go on with your lies Poliga,” said one, “The Țanguțûru pepper is as big as Palmyra fruit,” he replied.He may lie boldly who comes from afar. (French) ​

“Telugu Proverb:
బెల్లపు పిళ్లారికి ముడ్డి గిల్లి నైవేద్యం”
— English Translation:
Offering the Molasses Ganêśa a bit nipped off his own person.Said of a stingy man.

“Telugu Proverb:
బూడిదలో పోశిన పన్నీరు”
— English Translation:
Like sprinkling rose water on ashes.Wanton waste.

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— English Translation:
All her threats ended in making a hole in the molasses pot.

“Telugu Proverb:
బూడిద గుంటలో కుక్క సామిత”
— English Translation:
Like a dog lying in the warm ashes.Keeping quiet for a while, but soon returning to mischief.

“Telugu Proverb:
బూడిదలో చేశిన హోమము”
— English Translation:
Like pouring out an offering on ashes.A useless or unprofitable work.

“Telugu Proverb:
బుర్రకు వక గుణము, జిహ్వకు వక రుచి”
— English Translation:
Every head has its idiosyncrasy, and every tongue its taste.All tastes are tastes. (Italian)There is no disputing of tastes, appetites, and fancies. ​

“Telugu Proverb:
బురదబుక్కడము వంటివాడు”
— English Translation:
A man like an eel.Sloth. Apathy.

“Telugu Proverb:
బురద గుంటలో పంది సామిత”
— English Translation:
Like a pig in the mire.

“Telugu Proverb:
బీద వాడు బిచ్చపు వాడికీ లోకువ”
— English Translation:
A poor man is even lower than a beggar.

“Telugu Proverb:
బిడ్డ లేని ముద్దు, వాన లేని వరద”
— English Translation:
Fondling without a child, a flood without rain.

“Telugu Proverb:
బిడ్డ యెదిగితే కుండ యెదుగును”
— English Translation:
As the child grows, the pot grows.i.e. It eats more.A growing youth has a wolf in his belly.

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— English Translation:
When one said “the child has shrunk up like a Qakkilam” the child cried out “ give me Qakkilams.”Çakkilamu is ""a biscuit made of twisted rings of paste without sugar"" ( Brown.)

“Telugu Proverb:
బిచ్చానకు పోయినా బిగువు తప్పలేదు, దుప్పటి పోయినా వల్లెవాటు తప్పలేదు”
— English Translation:
Although he goes to beg his pride is not diminished, although his cloth has gone the scarf is not removed from his neck.There’s nothing agrees worse, than a proud mind and a beggar’s purse. ​