બેઠક Bethak

વાંદરાના ઘા જે આવે તે ખેતરે.

vāṁdarānā ghā jē āvē tē khētarē.

Literally
Whatever blow the monkey strikes, it lands on the field.
What it means
A clumsy or reckless person causes damage wherever they go.

Also said as

  • ગુમડું બહુ ફચાય તો ભરનીંગળ થાય.
  • મમત કરીને મેટ્રેજમાંથી દીધવાન વેર કર્યાં.
  • મેળીને ચીકણું કર્યું.
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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