બેઠક Bethak

મારવો ઉંદર ને ખોદવો ડુંગર.

māravō uṁdara nē khōdavō ḍuṁgara.

Literally
To kill a mouse and dig up a mountain.
What it means
Said of expending immense effort and expense for a trivial reward.
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) (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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