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beggars can't be choosers

beggars can't be choosers proverb: something is better than nothing: those who can't provide for themselves should accept whatever help is available.

Proverb

beggars can't be choosers

  1. (idiomatic) 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."...2008, Wally Lamb, The Hour I First Believed, Ch.3, at p.60

beggars can't be choosers meaning in Malay

beggars can't be choosers in Malay

when resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts
bersyukur dengan yang ada

Synonyms of beggars can't be choosers

Questions about beggars can't be choosers

What does beggars can't be choosers mean?
Beggars can't be choosers means something is better than nothing: those who can't provide for themselves should accept whatever help is available.
What is beggars can't be choosers in Malay?
Beggars can't be choosers in Malay is bersyukur dengan yang ada. See Beggars can't be choosers meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is beggars can't be choosers?
Beggars can't be choosers is a proverb.

Words near beggars can't be choosers in the dictionary

  1. beggarly
  2. beggarman
  3. beggarmen
  4. beggars
  5. beggars belief
  6. beggars can't be choosers
  7. beggars description
  8. beggars the question
  9. beggars' velvet
  10. beggarsome
  11. beggartick

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