મધ્યદરીએ ખારવા ખુટ્યા.

madhyadarīē khāravā khuṭyā.

Literally: In the middle of the sea, the sailors ran out.
What it means: Essential help or resources failed just when they were needed most in a critical situation.

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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