બેઠક Bethak

બેહેનને ઘેર ભાઈ, સાસુ ઘેર જમાઈ.

bēhēnanē ghēra bhāī, sāsu ghēra jamāī.

Literally
A brother at his sister's house, a son-in-law at his mother-in-law's house.
What it means
Guests who overstay their welcome in homes where they do not belong lose their respect.

Also said as

  • પોપાં ખાઈના રાજમાં ખરે બપોરે બણગું.
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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