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“Telugu Proverb:
కుక్క తీశిన కొయ్యా నక్క తీశిన కొయ్యా”
— English Translation:
A stick taken by a dog, a stick taken by a jackal.No one agreeing with his neighbour.All at sixes and sevens.

“Telugu Proverb:
కాసుకు దోవలేదు, నూటికి పరవా లేదు”
— English Translation:
He has not the means of [getting] one cash, but thinks nothing of [spending] a hundred [pagodas]. A pagoda = 3 1/2 Rupees.Wanton extravagance.He is able to buy an abbey.

“Telugu Proverb:
కుక్క తెచ్చేవి అన్నీ గొద్దెలు,”
— ,English Translation:
All that a dog brings is filth.'Tis the nature of the beast.

“Telugu Proverb:
కాసు గొడ్డుకు రూక బందె”
— English Translation:
A fine of a fanam for [the trespass of] a cow worth a cash.A fanam = 80 cash. Expense disproportionate to the value of an article.

“Telugu Proverb:
కుక్కతోక పట్టుకొని గోదావరి యీద వచ్చునా”
— English Translation:
Could you swim over the Godavari, by catching hold of a dog’s tail?Reliance upon mean persons for great things.Trust not to a broken staff.

“Telugu Proverb:
కుంచములో కదుళ్లు పోశినట్టు”
— English Translation:
Like pouring spindles into a corn measure.A noiseless operation.

“Telugu Proverb:
కుక్కను అందలములో కూర్చుండ పెట్టితే, అమేధ్యము చూచి దిగ వురికినది”
— English Translation:
When they seated the dog in a palanquin, it saw filth and jumped down and ran to it.Mean persons although exalted will not give up their low habits.Crooked by nature is never made straight by education.""Set a frog on a golden stool, and of it hops again into the pool."" (German.)

“Telugu Proverb:
కిం అంటే కం అనలేడు”
— English Translation:
When asked “ what?"" he cannot say “whom?”(Sec No. 860.)He cannot say bo to a goose.

“Telugu Proverb:
కుక్కను కొట్టితే యిల్లంతా పారుతున్నది”
— English Translation:
If you beat the dog, it fouls the whole house.

“Telugu Proverb:
కీడెంచి మేలెంచ వలెను”
— English Translation:
Count the disadvantages first, then the advantages.Measure twice, cut but once.Don’t buy a pig in a poke.

“Telugu Proverb:
కుక్కను కొట్ట బచ్చెన కొయ్య కావలెనా”
— English Translation:
Do you require a painted stick to strike a dog with?

“Telugu Proverb:
కుంచెడు గింజలకు కూలికి పోతే, తూమెడు గింజలు దూడ తిన్నట్టు”
— English Translation:
While she was out Working for a kuncham of grain, the calf [at home] ate a tumu.A tumu is a measure equal to 4 kunchams.One step forwards and two backwards.

“Telugu Proverb:
కుక్కను చంపిన పాపము గుడి కట్టినా పోదు”
— English Translation:
The sin of killing a dog cannot be expiated even by building a temple.

“Telugu Proverb:
కుంటి గాడిదెకు జారినదే సాకు”
— English Translation:
A slip of the leg is the excuse of a lame donkey.

“Telugu Proverb:
కుక్కను పెంచితే గండాయె కూటి కుండలకెల్లా చేటాయె”
— English Translation:
If you rear up a dog, when it becomes big it will empty all your dishes.Put a snake into your bosom and when it is warm it will sting you.

“Telugu Proverb:
కుంటి కులాసం, యింటికి మోసం.",”
— ,English Translation:
What’s the cripple’s delight is harm to the house.Such a man is said always to be in mischief.