Idiom
beggars can't be choosers
Meaning
Something is better than nothing: those who can't provide for themselves should accept whatever help is available.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I wanted a red car, but beggars can't be choosers.”
“The hotel was not very nice, but we had no other options, so we remembered that beggars can't be choosers.”
“Although the job offer was far from ideal, he accepted it immediately, acknowledging that beggars can't be choosers when employment opportunities are scarce.”
Examples
simple
“I wanted a red car, but beggars can't be choosers.”
contextual
“The hotel was not very nice, but we had no other options, so we remembered that beggars can't be choosers.”
complex
“Although the job offer was far from ideal, he accepted it immediately, acknowledging that beggars can't be choosers when employment opportunities are scarce.”
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