બેઠક Bethak

કબુતર ઉડ ગયા, પીછે ફરરર (નમાલી વાત).

kabutara uḍa gayā, pīchē phararara (namālī vāta).

Literally
The pigeon flew away, behind it 'furrr' (a useless talk).
What it means
Used to dismiss empty words or a situation where the opportunity has already passed.

Also said as

  • કબુદ્ધિની મત થોડી, ઘર વેચીને લીધી ઘોડી.
  • કખેસણું ને કબોલ ખમાય નહીં.
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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