Idiom | Beggars Can't Be Choosers |
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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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