કોઈને ટોપી પહેરાવવી.

kōīnē ṭōpī pahērāvavī.

Literally: To put a cap on someone.
What it means: Deceiving or tricking someone into a false sense of security or status.
The English proverb Shah set beside it: Sophistry if not backed by power is of no avail.

Also said as

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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