Roman English
Raat bhari rungyo budi jiudai.
अर्थ
धेरै परिश्रम वा व्यग्रताका साथ कुनै कुराको प्रतीक्षा गरियो तर अन्त्यमा त्यो प्रयास निरर्थक भयो वा अपेक्षित परिणाम आएन, जसले गर्दा गरेको दुःख खेर गयो भन्ने अर्थमा यो उखान प्रयोग गरिन्छ।
उदाहरण
गाउँलेहरूले चोर पक्रन रातभरि पहरा दिए, तर बिहानसम्म चोरको अत्तोपत्तो थिएन। उनीहरूको हालत त 'रातभरी रुङ्यो बूढी जिउँदै' भनेजस्तै भयो।
Literal English Translation
Guarded/watched over all night, the old woman is still alive.
English Meaning
It signifies a situation where a great deal of effort, vigilance, or anticipation is invested in something, only for that effort to prove unnecessary or the outcome to be anticlimactic, implying wasted labor or that the anticipated event didn't occur as expected.
English Proverb
Much ado about nothing.
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