- Literally
- Look at the house and look at the marriage.
- What it means
- One cannot truly anticipate the expenses involved in starting a household or a marriage.
- The English proverb Shah set beside it
- One cannot form an idea previously of what a marriage or a house will cost.
Also said as
- ઘર માંડ્યું, કે એક તોલડી તેર વાનાં માગે.
- માંદાની સુવાવડ, હજાર ચીજ જોઇએ.
- સાત સાલ્લા ભેગા કરે, ત્યારે કામ આવે.
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