બેઠક Bethak

આગે આગ મળે, ત્યારે ભડકા થાય.

āgē āga maḷē, tyārē bhaḍakā thāya.

Literally
When fire meets fire, then there are flames.
What it means
When two volatile or strong-willed people clash, the conflict intensifies.

Also said as

  • આજકાલના કીકા, તે ડહાપણમાં કુલી ગયો.
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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