બેઠક Bethak

કહે લોંડી નવવાળ, તો કહે નવવાળ. કહે છોને વર ઘરડો?

kahē lōṁḍī navavāḷa, tō kahē navavāḷa. kahē chōnē vara gharaḍō?

Literally
If the maid says nine twists, then say nine twists; what does it matter if the groom is old?
What it means
Applied when agreeing mindlessly to minor details while ignoring the main problem.

Also said as

  • કહે છોને વર ઘરડો?
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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