બેઠક Bethak

નાક ઉપર માંખ બેસવા દે તેવા નથી.

nāka upara māṁkha bēsavā dē tēvā nathī.

Literally
He is not one to let a fly sit on his nose.
What it means
Said of an extremely proud, sensitive, or quick-tempered person who will not tolerate the slightest insult or annoyance.

Also said as

  • આલી સાટે માલી.
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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