બેઠક Bethak

ચીબાવલા થવું ને ડોળ કરવા.

cībāvalā thavuṁ nē ḍōḷa karavā.

Literally
To be precocious and put on airs.
What it means
Said of someone who behaves in an overly smart, affected, or pretentious manner without real substance.

Also said as

  • ચીલડાના ચારને મેપ્યાંના માર ન હોય.
  • ચુક્યો (ભુલ્યો) ધા એરણપર.
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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