બેઠક Bethak

આંખની ફાકી ને કલેજાંની ફાર.

āṁkhanī phākī nē kalējāṁnī phāra.

Literally
The eye's trick and the heart's tearing.
What it means
Deception is practiced with a smile while causing deep internal pain.

Also said as

  • આંખમાં ધૂળ નાંખવી.
  • છક્કો પંજે રમવા.
  • છક્કડ ખવરાવવી.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) · 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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