ಚಳಿ ಬಿಡು caḷi biḍu (fig.)(shyness, psychological restraint on first meeting) to be overcome; ಚಳಿಗೆ ಇಲ್ಲದ ಕಂಬಳಿ ಮೆಳೆ ಮೇಲಿದ್ದರೇನು, ಮುಳ್ಳಿನ ಮೇಲಿದ್ದರೇನು? caḷige illada kambaḷi meḷe mēliddarēnu, muḷḷi na mēliddarēnu? (prov.) if a thing, however good it is, is not available at the time of need is but useless; good that comes too late is as good as nothing.