બેઠક Bethak

સારા બાંટ દઉં, પણ આધા કાટ લઉં.

sārā bāṁṭa dauṁ, paṇa ādhā kāṭa lauṁ.

Literally
I give good shares, but I cut half away.
What it means
Pretending to deal generously while secretly deducting a massive cut for oneself.

Also said as

  • સારા બાંટ દઉં.
  • પણ આધા કાટ લઉં.
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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