બેઠક Bethak

કાતરની માફક જીભ ચાલે છે.

kātaranī māphaka jībha cālē chē.

Literally
The tongue moves like scissors.
What it means
Said of someone who speaks sharply, critically, or incessantly.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) 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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