ఈ పుట అచ్చుదిద్దబడ్డది
ఆంధ్రలోకోక్తిచంద్రిక.
889. చీర పిట్టకు దొమ్మ తెగులు.
- A white louse with the staggers.
- (See Nos. 615, 810, 1439.)
- The Hindus’ cure for the staggers is branding the flanks and legs with a ploughshare.
- Applied to measures quite out of proportion ;to the necessities of the case.
890. చీర సింగారించేటప్పటికి పట్నమంతా చూరబోయినట్టు.
- By the time he had finished equipping himself, the whole town was plundered.
- (See no. 2069.)
- Procrastination on the part of a boaster to conceal his cowardice or ignorance.
891. చుట్టమని చూడవస్తే, యింటివారంతా దయ్యాలై పట్టుకొన్నారట.
- When he paid a visit to his relations, they all caught hold of him like devils.
- To get something out of him.
892. చుట్టూ చూరమంగళం, నడమ జయమంగళం.
- The eaves are all in good order, and there is a joyful song in the court.
- Expressive of prosperity.
893. చూచినది పాము, కరచినది మామిడి తెంక.
- What he saw was a snake, that which hit him was a mango stone.
- After seeing the snake, he had trodden on a split mango stone which nipped his toe.
- Flabbergasted with fright.
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