પાઘડી ભેંસ ચાવી ગઈ.

pāghaḍī bhēṁsa cāvī gaī.

Literally: A buffalo chewed up the turban.
What it means: Descriptive of a foolish or ridiculous excuse offered for an unexpected loss.

Also said as

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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