નાક ઉપર માખ નહી બેસવા દે, એવો મીજાજ રાખે ને જરૂરને વખતે હીચકારાપણું બતલાવે.

nāka upara mākha nahī bēsavā dē, ēvō mījāja rākhē nē jarūranē vakhatē hīcakārāpaṇuṁ batalāvē.

Literally: He keeps a temper such that he won't let a fly sit on his nose, but shows cowardice when needed.
What it means: Used for someone who acts tough and arrogant but is actually weak when faced with a real challenge.

કહેવત સમુદાય (Kahevat Samuday) · 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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