બેઠક Bethak

પરણીને નાતરે દેવી.

paraṇīnē nātarē dēvī.

Literally
To get married and then give to a second husband.
What it means
Said of someone who is fickle or constantly changing their commitments.

Also said as

  • વાતની કરનારીને વેહેલમાં બેસારવી.
  • બેઠાં બાઈ તો કરે સગાઈ.
  • વાત કર્યાની ગુન્હેગારી લેવી.
  • વાત કરતાં ગળે પડવું.
  • પૂછ્યાની પૂછમણી માગવી.
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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