બેઠક Bethak

આટા મ્હા ઉપર ઊડે છે.

āṭā mhā upara ūḍē chē.

Literally
Flour is flying on the face.
What it means
Said of someone who is visibly flustered or caught in a messy situation.

Also said as

  • આટા ઢીલા, ને બંદા નરમ અથવા અણુકસણી.
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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