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“Telugu Proverb:
గుడ్డి కన్ను మూశినా వకటే తెరిచినా వకటే”
— English Translation:
It matters not whether the blind eye is open or shut.A useless man's absence is as good as his presence.

“Telugu Proverb:
గాము సోకినట్టు”
— English Translation:
As though possessed of a devil.

“Telugu Proverb:
గానుగాపే గానుగాపే నీవు కూర్చున్న పసేగదాఅ నూనె పొయ్యడం”
— English Translation:
O oil-woman! oil-woman! you pour out the oil as finely as you sit.Said to a cheat.

“Telugu Proverb:
గబ్బిలము ఆకాశము పడకుండా పట్టుకొంటావనుకొన్నట్టు”
— English Translation:
Like the bat which thinks it holds up the sky and keeps it from falling.Said of a man who thinks everything depends on himself.

“Telugu Proverb:
గాలికి పోయిన పేలపిండి భగవదర్పితమన్నట్టు”
— English Translation:
Offering to God the flour which had been blown away by the wind.Let that which is lost be for God.What the abbot of Bamba cannot eat, he gives away for the good of his soul. (spanish.)

“Telugu Proverb:
గతిలేనమ్మకు మతిలేని మొగుడు”
— English Translation:
A helpless woman will get a foolish husband. ​

“Telugu Proverb:
గాలికి పుట్టి ధూళికి పెరిగినట్టు”
— English Translation:
Born of the wind, and reared up by the dust.Said by parents to an ungrateful son, or by a benefactor to an ungrateful dependant. ​

“Telugu Proverb:
గతిలేనమ్మకు గంజే పానకము”
— English Translation:
Rice water is a rich drink to a poor lady.Panakam is a rich beverage made of expensive materials.

“Telugu Proverb:
గారాబము గార్లెకు యేడిస్తే, వీపు దెబ్బ్బలకు యేడుస్తున్నది.",”
— ,English Translation:
You are teazing me and crying for cakes and your back is crying for a whipping.Said by a father.

“Telugu Proverb:
గరుడాయ లెస్సా అంటే, శేషాయ లెస్సా అన్నట్టు”
— English Translation:
“How are you Garuda?” said the snake Sésha, “How are you Sésha?” replied the kite.Sésha took advantage of his position on the wrist of Siva to address Garuda, the sacred kite of Vishnu, in an impertinently familiar manner, to which Garuda was compelled to submit.A mean person taking advantage of his influence with a great man, to treat his betters with insolence.

“Telugu Proverb:
గాలిలో దీపము బెట్టి దేవుడా నీ మహిమ చూపుమన్నట్టు”
— English Translation:
Having put the lamp in the wind, he prays “O God! show thy power.”

“Telugu Proverb:
గాజుల గుదికి రోకలి పూనినట్లు”
— English Translation:
Like using a rice-pounder for [carrying] a bunch of glass bracelets.When put down, the weight of the stick would break the bracelets.A foolish action. ​

“Telugu Proverb:
గాలీ వానా వస్తే కథే మానుతుంది”
— English Translation:
When a storm comes, the story ceases.A sudden stop to anything.

“Telugu Proverb:
గాండ్లవాని ఆశ గోతమున్ను పట్టదు”
— English Translation:
The oil-crusher’s greediness cannot be contained even in a sack.But little oil is extracted from a large quantity of seed.

“Telugu Proverb:
గింజలు ముత్తుము, పిట్టలు పన్నిద్దుము.",”
— ,English Translation:
Three bushels of grain for twelve bushels of birds.

“Telugu Proverb:
గాడిదె గంపెడు వూక తిన్నది అన్నట్టు”
— English Translation:
Like saying that a donkey has eaten a basketful of husk.Nothing wonderful.