A blog for proverbs in two of India's culturally enriched languages: Gujarati (kahevato) and Hindi (kahavate)
Monday, 4 January 2016
#11 Cutting the branch...
કહેવત (Kahevat) જાતે પગ પર કુલ્હાડો મારવો (Jaate pag par kulhado maarvo)
Meaning: Cutting the branch on which you are sitting. (Literally speaking, this proverb in Gujarati means to hit one's own foot with an axe, much like digging your own grave.)
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