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“Telugu:
బూడిదలో చేశిన హోమము”
English Translation:
Like pouring out an offering on ashes.A useless or unprofitable work.

“Telugu:
తురక దాసరికి యీత మజ్జిగ”
English Translation:
The butter-milk of a Mussulman mendicant is Toddy.Applied to pretended sanctity.

“Telugu:
పిండి బొమ్మను చేశి పీటమీద కూర్చుండ బెట్టితే, ఆడబిడ్డతనాన అదిరదిరి పడ్డద�”
English Translation:
When they made an image of an Ada Bidda of flour and put it on a seat, it shook itself about [in threatening postures ] and gave itself great airsA‘qla Biajgia (literally “”afemale child””) is the familiar name for a husband’s sister, who manages her brother’s household in the absence of her mother. ​