બેઠક Bethak

લીંબુ ભાઇનાં હમણાં સોંઘાં થયાં છે.

līṁbu bhāināṁ hamaṇāṁ sōṁghāṁ thayāṁ chē.

Literally
Brother Lemon has become cheap these days.
What it means
Said of someone who was once highly valued or proud but has now lost their status or become easily available.

Also said as

  • લીંબુનું પાણી, સહુમાં ભળી જાય.
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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