બેઠક Bethak

ગધેડા ઉપર અંબાડી.

gadhēḍā upara aṁbāḍī.

Literally
A howdah on a donkey.
What it means
Said of something that is completely inappropriate or mismatched.

Also said as

  • પિટાર ઉપર ટીપણી.
  • ત્રાટા ઉપર ચીત્રામણ.
  • ધૂળ ઉપર લીંપણ.
  • કુતેકુ મુન્ના લગાવ.
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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