બેઠક Bethak

હાથે કરીને હોણી રમ્યા.

hāthē karīnē hōṇī ramyā.

Literally
Played the game of ruin by one's own hand.
What it means
Said of someone who knowingly brings about their own downfall through their actions.

Also said as

  • (જાણી જોઇને ભૂલ કરવા વિષે.)
  • હાથે કરીને હોણી રમ્યાં.
  • હાથનાં કર્યા હૈયે વાગ્યાં.
  • પેટ ચેણી શૂળ પેદા કર્યું.
  • ઢીંચણ મારીને આંખ ફોડવી.
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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