બેઠક Bethak

બિલાડીને દૂધ ભળાવવું.

bilāḍīnē dūdha bhaḷāvavuṁ.

Literally
Entrusting milk to a cat.
What it means
It is foolish to trust someone with something they are likely to steal or destroy.

Also said as

  • દાણીને ઘેર છાંટ ઉતારવી.
  • કરજદારને ઘેર ગાડું.
  • ચોરને ઘેર ગાડાં છોડવાં.
  • લુહારવાડે સોય વેચવા જવું.
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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