બેઠક Bethak

મારવા ઉંદર ને ખોદવા ડુંગર.

māravā uṁdara nē khōdavā ḍuṁgara.

Literally
To kill a mouse and dig a mountain.
What it means
To put in an excessive amount of effort for a very small or trivial result.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
Much ado about nothing.Much pains little gains.

Also said as

  • કીડી ઉપર કટક ચડાવવું.
  • મારવી માંખ ને ચડાવવી તોપ.
  • ધૂળગજની વાતમાં વેર મોટું કરી નાંખવું.
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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