બેઠક Bethak

ડાંસીના ઘરમાં વાઘ પેઠો, ને સુઈના ઘરમાં સાપ નીકળ્યાં.

ḍāṁsīnā gharamāṁ vāgha pēṭhō, nē suīnā gharamāṁ sāpa nīkaḷyāṁ.

Literally
A tiger entered the gadfly's house, and snakes came out of the needle's house.
What it means
Unlikely or absurdly exaggerated dangers are reported by tiny or powerless people.

Also said as

  • ડાંસી મુવાની બીક નથી, જમ ડળ્યાની બીક છે.
  • ડાંસીએ ગઈ ને ગાંસડીએ ગઈ.
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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