બેઠક Bethak

જાને જગજીવનદાસ, ને કામે કીકાભાઈ.

jānē jagajīvanadāsa, nē kāmē kīkābhāī.

Literally
Jagjivandas for showing off, and Kikabhai for doing the work.
What it means
One person takes all the credit and applause while another does all the actual labor.

Also said as

  • જાણીતા ચાર ઘર મારે.
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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