બેઠક Bethak

સારા જાણી નેતરી, ગધેડાની સાથે જેતર્યા, ને ભાણે બેસી મુતર્યા.

sārā jāṇī nētarī, gadhēḍānī sāthē jētaryā, nē bhāṇē bēsī mutaryā.

Literally
Invited considering them good, yoked them with donkeys, and they urinated sitting at the dinner plate.
What it means
Repaying hospitality and respect with coarse, disgraceful behavior.

Also said as

  • સારા જાણી નેતરી.
  • ગધેડાની સાથે જેતર્યા, ને ભાણે બેસી મુતર્યા.
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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