પોહેળા ને શેરી સાંકડી.

pōhēḷā nē śērī sāṁkaḍī.

Literally: Wide body and a narrow street.
What it means: Refers to an awkward situation where someone's size or pretension does not fit the restricted circumstances available.

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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