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Telugu: తోక దొక్కిన పాములాగున లేచినాడు
English Translation: He sprang up like a serpent when its tail is trodden on.Applied to a sudden burst of anger in any one on his evil ways being exposed.

Telugu: తొత్తుకు శివము యెత్తితే మొక్కక తీరునా
English Translation: If a slut be inspired by the Deity, can one escape saluting her ?Respect must be paid to those in power, however low their origin.

Telugu: తొక్కలేనమ్మ తొక్కులో నీళ్లు పోశినదట
English Translation: The woman who couldn’t pound, put water into the condiments.She was too lazy to pound the condiments and therefore purposely spoilt them.

Telugu Proverb:
దండమయ్యా బాపనయ్యా అంటే, మీ తండ్రి నాటి పాత బాకీ యిచ్చి పొమ్మనాడట.When the Śûdra saluted the Brahman, the latter in return asked him to pay an old debt due by his father.Rudeness in return for civility.",
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Telugu Proverb:
తోచీ తోచనమ్మ తోడికోడలి చెల్లెలి పెండ్లికి పోయినదట
English Translation:
A stupid woman going to the marriage of her husband’s brother’s wife’s sister.Doing useless things.

Telugu Proverb:
తోట కూరకు కడిగి పెట్టిన యెసరే చాలును
English Translation:
The water which remains in greens after they have been washed is sfficient to boil them in.

Telugu Proverb:
తోక దొక్కిన పాములాగున లేచినాడు
English Translation:
He sprang up like a serpent when its tail is trodden on.Applied to a sudden burst of anger in any one on his evil ways being exposed.

Telugu Proverb:
తొత్తుకు శివము యెత్తితే మొక్కక తీరునా
English Translation:
If a slut be inspired by the Deity, can one escape saluting her ?Respect must be paid to those in power, however low their origin.

Telugu Proverb:
తొక్కలేనమ్మ తొక్కులో నీళ్లు పోశినదట
English Translation:
The woman who couldn’t pound, put water into the condiments.She was too lazy to pound the condiments and therefore purposely spoilt them.

Telugu Proverb:
తొంభై తొమ్మండ్రుగురు పోగయి తోలు చిరగ పొడిచినారు
English Translation:
Ninety-nine persons joined together [attacked a man, but only] succeeded in scratching his skin.A cowardly mob.26

Telugu Proverb:
తొండకు వెలుగు సాక్షి
English Translation:
The bear is witness for the bloodsucker orThe hedge is witness for the bloodsucker.According to the first interpretation, a band of Mahomedan freebooters, when seeking on one occasion to discover treasure which had been buried by the inhabitants of a plundered village, having perceived first a chameleon nodding on certain spots and afterwards a bear sniffing in the same places, spent much labour in digging up the earth, but all in vain.—-The application is that natural habits are not to be taken notice of.According to others, the hedge where the chameleon lives should be questioned as to the latter’s veracity and character,—-the application being that the evidence of one man should be corroborated by that of another.Ask my chum if I am a thief. (Italian)

Telugu Proverb:
తొండ ముదిరి వూసరవిల్లి అయినట్టు
English Translation:
The Tonda grew old, and hecarne an Usaravilli.Tonds is a bloodsucker (chameleon) which when old is called ûsaravilli.Vice growing with age.