Significado
To ignore someone or refuse to help.
Contexto cultural
In Gujarat, 'turning the face' is considered a grave insult in social gatherings. If a host does this to a guest, it can lead to lifelong family feuds. The concept of 'Face' (Izzat/Aabru) is central. Turning the face away is a way of stripping someone of their social recognition. In villages, this idiom is often used in folk songs (Lokgeet) to describe the pain of a woman whose husband or family has abandoned her. In cities, it's increasingly used for professional betrayals or being 'ghosted' by friends on social media.
Past Tense is Key
You will hear this most often in the past tense ('lidhu') because people usually complain about being ignored after it has happened.
Don't be too literal
If you use this just because someone looked at their watch, it sounds like you are being overly dramatic.
Significado
To ignore someone or refuse to help.
Past Tense is Key
You will hear this most often in the past tense ('lidhu') because people usually complain about being ignored after it has happened.
Don't be too literal
If you use this just because someone looked at their watch, it sounds like you are being overly dramatic.
Emotional Weight
This phrase carries a lot of 'dukh' (sadness). Use it when you want to show that someone's behavior really hurt you.
Teste-se
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the idiom.
જ્યારે મારે તેની જરૂર હતી, ત્યારે તેણે _________.
The context of 'needing someone' implies the idiom for ignoring/refusing help.
Match the situation to the meaning of the idiom.
Situation: A politician ignores his voters after winning.
In this context, the idiom describes the politician's neglect of his duties.
Which sentence uses the idiom correctly in the past tense?
Select the correct sentence:
'Moḍhuṃ' is neuter, so the verb must be 'līdhuṃ'.
Complete the dialogue.
A: કેમ ઉદાસ છે? B: યાર, મેં રાહુલ પાસે મદદ માંગી પણ એણે તો...
'Modhu mithu karavvu' means to give sweets, and 'Modhu bagadvu' means to make a face. Only 'Modhu pheravi lidhu' fits the context of refusing help.
🎉 Pontuação: /4
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4 exerciciosજ્યારે મારે તેની જરૂર હતી, ત્યારે તેણે _________.
The context of 'needing someone' implies the idiom for ignoring/refusing help.
Situation: A politician ignores his voters after winning.
In this context, the idiom describes the politician's neglect of his duties.
Select the correct sentence:
'Moḍhuṃ' is neuter, so the verb must be 'līdhuṃ'.
A: કેમ ઉદાસ છે? B: યાર, મેં રાહુલ પાસે મદદ માંગી પણ એણે તો...
'Modhu mithu karavvu' means to give sweets, and 'Modhu bagadvu' means to make a face. Only 'Modhu pheravi lidhu' fits the context of refusing help.
🎉 Pontuação: /4
Perguntas frequentes
10 perguntasThe phrase itself isn't rude, but it describes a rude or hurtful action. You use it to describe someone else's behavior.
Not really. It's for people or institutions that *choose* to ignore you. If a business closes, they didn't 'turn their face', they just went out of business.
'Ghosting' is a modern term for disappearing. 'Modhu pheravvu' can include ghosting, but it also includes someone looking at you and then looking away—a more active form of rejection.
In Gujarati, 'Modhu' refers to the whole face or the mouth depending on the context. In this idiom, it represents the entire face/presence.
No, this idiom is almost exclusively negative, used to describe rejection or neglect.
Yes, journalists often use it to describe how the government is 'turning its face away' from a crisis.
There isn't a single idiom, but 'સાથ આપવો' (Sāth āpavo - to give support) or 'સામે ચાલીને મદદ કરવી' (to come forward and help) are opposites.
In Gujarati, compound verbs with 'levu' often imply that the action is completed or has a personal impact. 'Pheravi lidhu' sounds more natural than 'Pheravi karyu'.
Yes! If your dog is angry and ignores your call, you can playfully say 'તેણે તો મોઢું ફેરવી લીધું'.
The Hindi equivalent 'Muh pher lena' is extremely common in Bollywood songs and dialogues, and the Gujarati version is just as common in regional cinema.
Frases relacionadas
પીઠ બતાવવી
similarTo show one's back (to flee or abandon).
મોઢું મચકોડવું
similarTo make a face/show dislike.
હાથ ખેંચી લેવો
builds onTo withdraw support/help.
આંખ આડા કાન કરવા
synonymTo turn a blind eye.
