Mouth having...

Tamil: Vayi ulla pullai pizhaikkum
Intended meaning: One who raises his voice succeeds.
Transliteration: Mouth having son survives.

Flea frightened house...

Tamil: Mutta puchikku bayandu veeta ericha kadhai.
Intended meaning: Over reacting over some issue.
Transliteration: Flea frightened house burning story.

I catching rabbit...

Tamil: Naan pudicha muyalikku moonu kaal.
Intended meaning: Believing that you are always right.
Transliteration: I catching rabbit has three legs.

Step up step keep...

Tamil: Adi mel adi vaithal ammium nagarum
Intended Meaning: Try until you succeed.
Transliteration: Step up step keep grinding stone also shifting.

Iron beating place...

Tamil: Irumbu adikara edathilay eeykku enna valai?
Intended Meaning: Wrong person at the wrong place.
Transliteration: Iron beating place fly has what job?

House house...

Tamil: Veetukku Veetukku Vasa padi.
Intended meaning: Everyone has their own problems.
Transliteration: House house door step.

Dog tail...

Tamil: Naayi valla nimatha mudiyadhu.
Intended meaning: You can't change old habits.
Transliteration: Dog tail straighten not.

Teeth having....

Tamil: Pallu irrukiravan battani sappiduran.
Intended meaning: Know your limitations.
Transliteration: Teeth having fellow peas eating.

Hair tie mountain...

Tamil: Mayirai katti malayai izhu - vanthal malai ponal mayir
Intended meaning: Pull a mountain by tying a hair to it. If you succed you will get a mountain, if you lose you will lose a hair. There is no harm in trying.
Transliteration: Hair tie mountain pull - coming mountain going hair.

River putting...

Tamil: Aatril pottaalum alandhu podu
Intended meaning: Look before you leap.
Transliteration: River putting measuring put.

Thorn Thorn...

Tamil: Mullai Mullal dhaan edukkanam
Intended meaning: A thorn can only be removed with another thorn OR It takes a thief to catch a thief.
Transliteration: Thorn Thorn only taking.

Burning till fire...

Tamil: sudum varai neruppu, sutrum varai boomi, poradum varai manithan. Nee manithan.
Indented meaning: Try until you succeed.
Transliteration: Burning till fire, rotating till earth, fighting till man. You man.

Hen stampede...

Another great one from Sridhar and Subbu.
Tamil: Kozhi Midhichu Kunju saagumaa
Intended Meaning: A Mother Can Never Harm her children
Transliteration: Hen stampede d*ck die?

basket climbing hen...

Another one of subbu's great suggestions. This was difficult and is probably not perfect. Can someone help?
Tamil: Koora eri kozhi pudikka mudiyaathavan...Vaanam eri vaikundam ponaanaam!
Intended meaning: Aiming too high.
Transliteration: basket climbing hen not catching... sky climbing heaven going.

Day cow not see...

Subbu's and Sridhar's Fantastic quote.
Tamil: Pahal-la pasu maadu theriyala...Raathiri-la enga eruma maadu theriya pohuthu!
Intended meaning: Blind leading the blind
Transliteration: Day cow not see... at night buffalo how see

Mother eight feet jumping...

Tamil: Amma ettu adi pancha Kutti padinaru adi payum
Intended meaning: "Exceeding the teacher in knowledge....."
Transliteration: Mother eight feet jumping little one sixteen feet jump.

felt luck felt...

innatelyp sent us this one.
Tamil: patta baaghiyam padaatti leghiyam
Intended meaning: "Testing your luck"
Transliteration: felt luck felt not herbal jam.

When Beard burning....

Tamil: Thaadi Paathikittu eriyum podhu, beediku neerupu kaetan,
Intended meaning:Doing the wrong thing at the wrong time
Transliteration: When Beard burning, cigarette for fire ask

Post # 21

Tamil: Kaila Kaasu Vaayla Dosa
Intended Meaning: No Free Meal
Transliteration: In Hand Money, In Mouth Pancake