બેઠક Bethak

જા લકડી કુતેકું માર.

jā lakaḍī kutēkuṁ māra.

Literally
Go, stick, strike the dog.
What it means
Passing orders down a chain of command instead of taking personal responsibility.

Also said as

  • જાપ જપ્પા ને ગાંડામાં ખપ્પા.
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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