બેઠક Bethak

કાકા મટીને ભત્રીજા થવું.

kākā maṭīnē bhatrījā thavuṁ.

Literally
To stop being an uncle and become a nephew.
What it means
A person who loses their authority and is forced to take a subordinate position.

Also said as

  • ધરધણી મટીને પાડોશી થવું.
  • ધરધણી શીઆળીઆં.
  • શેઠ મટીને વાણોતર થવું.
  • ઉંચે પગથીએથી ઉતરી નીચે પગથીએ બેસવું.
  • દંતાશા દાતણીઆ થયા, ને સદાવ્રત લેવાને ગયા.
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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