બેઠક Bethak

હાજીભાઈએ હદ કીધી, મુઈ ઘોડીને બરછીએ દીધી.

hājībhāīē hada kīdhī, muī ghōḍīnē barachīē dīdhī.

Literally
Hajibhai crossed all limits, he struck the dead mare with a spear.
What it means
Attacking or abusing someone who is already defeated and defenseless.

Also said as

  • હાડમાં બેઠું તે ખસે નહિ.
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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