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“Telugu:
నా ముందర బానెడు గంజా”
English Translation:
What is a big pot of gruel to me ‘2Said by a glutton. ​

“Telugu:
తొంగున్న సుంకరీ తలమూట దింపు అన్నట్టు”
English Translation:
Like a man waking up the sleeping custom house ofiicer to help him to put down his load.A “green trick.”

“Telugu:
పుట్టెడాముదము పట్టించుకొని పొర్లాడినా అంటేదే అంటును గాని అంటనిది అంటదు”
English Translation:
Although a man besmear himself with a Puțți of castor oil and roll [among the grain] only what sticks, will stick to him, what does not, won’t.A Puțți is 500 lbs.A man can only obtain that which his destiny has prepared for him.Every man hath his lot.No butter will stick to his bread. ​