સાસુ જાય હોળી, તો વહુ ખાય ખીર-પાળી.

sāsu jāya hōḷī, tō vahu khāya khīra-pāḷī.

Literally: If the mother-in-law goes to the Holi festival, the daughter-in-law eats rice pudding and bread.
What it means: People indulge themselves and enjoy luxuries the moment their strict guardian or boss leaves.
The English proverb Shah set beside it: When the cat is away, the mice will play.

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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