ચોળીચોળી ચીકણું કરવું.

cōḷīcōḷī cīkaṇuṁ karavuṁ.

Literally: To rub and rub until it becomes sticky.
What it means: Overanalyzing or dragging out a minor issue until it becomes a complicated mess.

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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