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“Telugu:
చీర సింగారించేటప్పటికి పట్నమంతా చూరబోయినట్టు”
English Translation:
By the time he had finished equipping himself, the whole town was plundered.Procrastination on the part of a boaster to conceal his cowardice or ignorance.

“Telugu:
దయగల మొగుడు దండుకు పోతూ, రోలు తీశి రొమ్మున వేల వేశి పోయినాడ�”
English Translation:
When the kind husband went to the wars, he hung the mortar round his wife’s neck.Rôlu is a large heavy mortar used for pounding rice in.Said ironically of a bad husband cruel to the last.

“Telugu:
తన పుట్టి పిచ్చగా వుంటే, పొరుగు పందుం పరా కొలిచినాడ�”
English Translation:
When his Putti was found to be of short measure, he tested the Pandum and Para of his neighbour.Putti, Pandum and Para are measures of capacity.When a man was found cheating with a false measure, he tried to prove that his neighbour’s measures were too large.