બેઠક Bethak

ચાંપ એવી ચડાવી છે કે ફરે નહીં.

cāṁpa ēvī caḍāvī chē kē pharē nahīṁ.

Literally
The trigger has been wound so tight that it will not turn back.
What it means
Someone has been so thoroughly coached or prejudiced that they refuse to alter their stance.
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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