આડે માણે ભરવું.

āḍē māṇē bharavuṁ.

Literally: To measure grain with the measure held sideways.
What it means: Said of acting obstructively so that nothing productive can be accomplished.

ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1921) · read from the scan by machine — the Gujarati itself is unchecked · English is machine-made and nobody has checked it yet

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