చూస్తే నీది, చూడకుంటే నాది

Telugu

Proverb

చూస్తే నీది, చూడకుంటే నాది • (cūstē nīdi, cūḍakuṇṭē nādi)

1. If seen it's yours, if not seen it's mine. (The trick of a thief or a shoplifter who, if noticed, pretends that his intentions were not dishonest.)

References

• “చూస్తే నీది, చూడకుంటే నాది.” in Captain M. W. Carr (1868) A Collection of Telugu Proverbs translated, illustrated and explained; together with some Sanscrit Proverbs printed in the Devanâgarî and Telugu Characters, Madras: Christian Knowledge Society's Press, page 34