નાક નીચું ને પેટ ઊંચું.

nāka nīcuṁ nē pēṭa ūṁcuṁ.

Literally: Nose down and belly up.
What it means: Said of someone who has lost all shame and self-respect in order to satisfy their greed or hunger.

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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