બેઠક Bethak

ભાગી હાંલ્લી ચુલે ચડે નહીં.

bhāgī hāṁllī culē caḍē nahīṁ.

Literally
A broken clay pot cannot be put on the stove.
What it means
Damaged relationships or ruined reputations can no longer be used for any practical purpose.

Also said as

  • ભાડાની ગધેડી ને અડધી રાતે ખદેડી.
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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