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“Telugu:
నా పప్పు కలిశినంతా నేనే తింటాను”
English Translation:
I will eat as much of the rice as my Dal has been mixed with.( For Dd! see N0. 188-)Said by the greater of two men who, when travelling together, hsd mixed their food, the big men having brought dAl and the other rice.Applied to a. grasping, selfish man.

“Telugu:
బావా నీ భార్య ముండమోశినదోయి అంటే, మొర్రో అని యేడ్చినాడ�”
English Translation:
When his brother-in-law said to him “O brother-in-law! your wife has become a widow,” he cried bitterly.Said of a blockhead.

“Telugu:
పని అంటే నా వొళ్లు భారగిస్తుంది, భోజనమంటే నా వొళ్లు పొంగి వస్తుంది”
English Translation:
If you talk of work, my body becomes heavy; if you talk of dinner, my body swells [with delight].The trade of thick-headed Michael: eating, drinking, and idling. (Dutch)