બેઠક Bethak

આડીઓ નહીં, ઉભીઓ નહીં, લ્યો ખીબી ખાટ.

āḍīō nahīṁ, ubhīō nahīṁ, lyō khībī khāṭa.

Literally
Neither sideways, nor upright, take the khibi cot.
What it means
Describes a situation where nothing is working correctly or is in its proper place.

Also said as

  • આણુ રામની દીધી છે.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) 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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