બેઠક Bethak

હાજભાઈએ હદ કીધી, મુઈ ઘોડીને બરછીએ દીધી.

hājabhāīē hada kīdhī, muī ghōḍīnē barachīē dīdhī.

Literally
Hajbhai crossed all limits; he stabbed the dead mare with a spear.
What it means
Said of someone who performs a useless, redundant, or excessively aggressive action on something that is already ruined or dead.

Also said as

  • હાડમાં બેઠું તે ખસે નહિ.
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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