Học từ vựng | Vocabulary learning |beggars can’t be choosers
beggars can’t be choosers ()
/ˈbe.ɡərz ˈkænt bi ˈtʃuː.zərz/
/ˈbe.ɡərz kɑːnt bi ˈtʃuː.zə(r)z/
used to say that, when you have no money or no power to choose, you have to accept whatever you are given
I’ll have to take what he’s offering – beggars can’t be choosers.
After losing his job, he had to accept any available work to make ends meet, as they say, beggars can't be choosers.
She was in a tight spot and needed a place to stay, so she stayed with her friend, realizing that beggars can't be choosers when it comes to temporary accommodation.
When they were stranded in the remote area, they had to eat whatever food they could find, understanding that beggars can't be choosers when it comes to survival.