બેઠક Bethak

વાધરી સારૂ ભેંસ મારવી.

vādharī sārū bhēṁsa māravī.

Literally
To kill a buffalo for the sake of a leather strap.
What it means
Spending a fortune to save a pittance.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
To bring nine pence to nothing.

Also said as

  • વાધરી સારૂં ભેંસ મારવી.
  • વડ ભાગી ઉટીપણું કરવું.
  • ખીલા માટે ભીંત પાડવી.
  • આગ લગાડી તાપણી કરવી.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) 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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