બેઠક Bethak

એની લાકડી ને એનો બરડો કે વાંસા.

ēnī lākaḍī nē ēnō baraḍō kē vāṁsā.

Literally
His stick and his back.
What it means
Said of someone who has total control over a situation and bears the full responsibility for its outcome.

Also said as

  • એનું મ્હો ને એનું ખાસડું.
  • એની મોઈ (ગીલ્લી) ને એનો દાવ.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) · 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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