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“Telugu:
బోగం వలపూ బొగ్గు తెలుపూ లేదు”
English Translation:
There is no love in harlots or whiteness in coals.

“Telugu:
కాశికి పోయి కుక్క బొచ్చు తెచ్చినట్టు”
English Translation:
Like going to Benares, and bringing back dog’s hair.Great labour and small results.

“Telugu:
అరవ యేడుపు”
English Translation:
Like a Tamil mourning.Among the Tamilians, women are sometimes hired to mourn over a deceased person.Applied to an unwilling performance of any duty.