ProverbPedia

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

“Telugu Proverb:
ఉమ్మడిగొర్రె పుచ్చి చచ్చినది”
— English Translation:
The sheep which was the joint property of two persons, was deserted and died.The ass of many owners is eaten by wolves. (spanish.)Between two stools fall to the bottom.

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— 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:
ఉయ్యాలలో పిల్లను వుంచి వూరెల్లా వెతికినట్టు”
— English Translation:
Putting a child in a cradle and looking for it all over the village.He looks for his ass and sits on its back. (French.)

“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:
ఉరుకు వురుకుమనే నా సవతేకాని, తోడు వురికే నా సవతి యొకతెయున్నూ లేదు”
— English Translation:
All these wretched women say to me “run, run” [on to the pile], but not one comes with me.Said by a widow when pressed to become Sati.

“Telugu Proverb:
ఉల్లి పది తల్లుల పెట్టు”
— English Translation:
Garlick is as good as ten mothers.

“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:
ఉల్లిపాయంత బలిజవుంటే, వూరంతా చెరుస్తాడు”
— English Translation:
If there be a Balija man as small as a clove of garlick, he will ruin the whole village.Balija is a caste among Telugu and Canarese Sudras.One scabbed sheep will mar a whole flock.One ill weed mars a whole pot of pottage.

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

“Telugu Proverb:
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:
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 Proverb:
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 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 Proverb:
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:
ఉప్పు తిన్నవాడు నీళ్లు తాగుతాడు”
— English Translation:
The man that has eaten salt drinks water.