- Literally
- The merchant swallowed sickles, but it will be difficult to pass them out from behind.
- What it means
- Said of someone who greedily takes on a liability or commits a crime that will be extremely painful to resolve later.
Also said as
- શેકણી ચાકરી, ગાંઠકા ખાનાં, કપડે ફટે તણ ધરકુ બનાં.
- શેકની ગાં-માં ગરેણી પેઠી.
- શેઢી વાત્રકને લઈ જાય.
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