બેઠક Bethak

દમ સુકા મારવા.

dama sukā māravā.

Literally
To blow dry breaths.
What it means
Making grand, empty boasts without having any real power or substance behind them.

Also said as

  • દમડીની ભાજી, ઘર બધું રાજી.
  • દમડી સારૂ દશ ફેરા ખાય.
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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