ProverbPedia

Telugu Proverb:
ఊరికంతా వకదోవ, వులిపికట్టెకు వకదోవ
English Translation:
All the village has one way, and the prig another.

Telugu Proverb:
ఊరంతా వుల్లి, నీవెందుకే తల్లి
English Translation:
The village is full of garlick, what do I want with thee O mother?

Telugu Proverb:
ఊపిరి పట్టితే బొజ్జ నిండునా
English Translation:
Can the belly be filled by holding in the breath?Inadequate measures. Idleness.Idleness must thank itself if it go barefoot.

Telugu Proverb:
ఊరంతా చుట్టాలు, వుట్టికట్ట తావులేదు
English Translation:
The village is full of relations, but there is no place to hang up the sling (i. e. no shelter).Give out that you have many friends, and believe that you have but few. (French.)

Telugu Proverb:
ఊరంతా వడ్లు యెండబెట్టుకొంటే, నక్క తోక యెండబెట్టుకొన్నదట
English Translation:
When the whole village put their rice in the sun to dry, the jackal put his tail to dry.Foolish imitation.

Telugu Proverb:
ఊదకూడు యెన్నాళ్లు, వుద్యోగము యెన్నాళ్లు.",
,English Translation: How long will the Uda food last? How long will your employment continue?

Telugu Proverb:
ఊడుగ విత్తనము వంటివాడు
English Translation:
He is like an Uduga seed.The seed of the Uduga ( Alangium Decapetalum) after falling from the tree, is said to attach itself again to the trunk when the rain falls.To stick to a man like a leech in spite of all rebuffs.

Telugu: ఉస్తెకాయ వూరనెంత, నంజ పెట్టనెంత.",
,English Translation: How long does it take to salt an Ustekaya? How much is there of it to put on a dish?Ustekdya (Solanum Trilobatum) is a small fruit.Applied to something very insignificant.

Telugu: ఉసురు వుంటే వుప్పు అమ్ముకొని బ్రతకవచ్చును
English Translation: If you preserve your life, you can at least live by selling salt.Used as an argument not to risk life for the sake of gain.

Telugu: ఉల్లి వుంటే మల్లి వంటలక్కే
English Translation: When there are onions Malli is a fine cook.Onions make up for bad cooking.

Telugu: ఉల్లి ముట్టనిదీ వాసనరాదు
English Translation: Unless you had touched the garlick [your fingers] would not have smelt.If you had not meddled with a bad business you would not have got a bad name.He who touches pitch defiles himself. (Italian)

Telugu Proverb:
ఊడుగ విత్తనము వంటివాడు,
,"English Translation: .He is like an Uduga seed.The seed of the Uduga ( Alangium Decapetalum) after falling from the tree, is said to attach itself again to the trunk when the rain falls.To stick to a man like a leech in spite of all rebuffs.