આંખનું આંજણ ગાલે ઘસ્યું.

āṁkhanuṁ āṁjaṇa gālē ghasyuṁ.

Literally: The eye's collyrium was rubbed on the cheek.
What it means: Said of someone who misuses a tool or resource in a clumsy or inappropriate way.

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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