beggars can't be choosers
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beggars can't be choosers
proverb
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Something is better than nothing: those who can't provide for themselves should accept whatever help is available.
Mo went online and found me a beggars-can't-be-choosers flight out of Denver: a 5.45 a.m. takeoff, a three-hour layover at O'Hare. I'd land in Hartford by late afternoon.
"I'll be fine," I said. "Drink a lot of coffee, drive right from school to the airport. I can crash once I get on the plane." She
Similar: something is better than nothing, half a loaf is better than none, don't look a gift horse in the mouth
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proverb when resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts
| Español | a mucha hambre, no hay pan duro, no se puede ser pobre y soberbio, menos da una piedra |
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| 한국어 | 얻어먹는 놈이 쓰다 달다 할 수 있나 eodeomeongneun nomi sseuda dalda hal su inna |
| 中文 | 飢不擇食 /饥不择食 jībùzéshí |
| Português | a cavalo dado não se olha os dentes |
| Français | faute de grives, on mange des merles |
| Deutsch | in der Not schmeckt jedes Brot, in der Not frisst der Teufel Fliegen |
| Italiano | questo passa il convento |
| Română | nemulțumitului i se ia darul, calul de dar nu se caută la dinți |
| Русский | бедняки́ не выбира́ют bednjakí ne vybirájut, не до жи́ру, быть бы жи́ву ne do žíru, bytʹ by žívu |
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