to make a breach in the embankment of a water tank, as to allow the water to flow out; ಕೆರೆಯೊಡೆದವನ ಕೈಯಿಂದ ಕಂಬಳಿ ಕಿತ್ತುಕೊಂಡ ಹಾಗೆ kereyoḍedavana kaiyinda kambaḷi kittukoṇda hāge (proverbial simile) it is like symbolically imposing a payment of small amount of money for a great blunder; shave his head who murdered many.