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Beggars Choosers People Money Pizza Eat Cafeteria Needy

Idiom Beggars Can't Be Choosers
Example Beggars can't be choosers. If you don't have money to go out for pizza, you'll have to eat in the cafeteria.
Meaning needy people have to take whatever they can get and cannot be concerned about the quality if they cannot afford to buy it for themselves
Origin This proverb has been around since the mid-1500s. It means that people who need something but who have little or no control over their situations can't choose what they get. They have to accept what is offered.

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