બેઠક Bethak

ખાટી છાશ ઊકરડે નખાય,

khāṭī chāśa ūkaraḍē nakhāya,

Literally
Sour buttermilk is thrown onto the dunghill,
What it means
Spoiled or useless things are fit only to be discarded.

Also said as

  • ખાતર ઉપર દીવા.
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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