બેઠક Bethak

સારી જોઈ નેતરી, તે ચુલે બેસી મુતરી.

sārī jōī nētarī, tē culē bēsī mutarī.

Literally
Invited thinking she was good, and she sat by the hearth and urinated.
What it means
Bringing disgrace upon a household that welcomed someone with high expectations.

Also said as

  • સારી જોઈ નેતરી.
  • તે ચુલે બેસી મુતરી.
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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