બેઠક Bethak

માળી રુઠયો ફૂલ લેશે.

māḷī ruṭhayō phūla lēśē.

Literally
The gardener is angry, he will take the flowers.
What it means
The person in charge has the power to take back what they provided.

Also said as

  • થઇ થઇને શું થવાનું છે ? મારી તો નહીં નાખે,
  • હાથીની ગાં—માં ઘાલીને સીવશે તો નહીં.
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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