beggars cannot be choosers
1beggars cannot be choosers — people who depend on the generosity of others are in no position to dictate what others give them …
2Beggars and Choosers (novel) — infobox Book | name = Beggars and Choosers title orig = translator = image caption = author = Nancy Kress illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = Sleepless series genre = Science fiction novel publisher =… …
3beggars can’t be choosers — The substitution of can’t for must not is a recent development. Cf. mid 15th cent. Fr. qui empruncte ne peult choisir, he who borrows cannot choose. 1546 J. HEYWOOD Dialogue of Proverbs I. X. D1 Folke say alwaie, beggers shulde be no choosers.… …
4Beggars in Spain — infobox Book | name = Beggars in Spain title orig = translator = image caption = Cover of first edition (hardcover) author = Nancy Kress illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = Sleepless series genre =… …
5Beggars can't be choosers. — something that you say which means when you cannot have exactly what you want, you must accept whatever you can get. I would have preferred a house of my own rather than sharing but I suppose beggars can t be choosers …
6beggar — n. & v. n. 1 a person who begs, esp. one who lives by begging. 2 a poor person. 3 colloq. a person; a fellow (poor beggar). v.tr. 1 reduce to poverty. 2 outshine. 3 exhaust the resources of (beggar description). Phrases and idioms: beggar my… …
7Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind …
8poverty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of money Nouns 1. poverty, impecuniousness, indigence, penury, pauperism, destitution, want, poverty line or level; need, neediness; lack, necessity, privation, distress, difficulties; bad, poor, or …
9Dead Like Me — This article is about the television series. For the film, see Dead Like Me: Life After Death. Dead Like Me Genre Comedy drama Fantasy Created by …
10Secret Diary of a Call Girl — intertitle Created by Lucy Prebble Directed by Yann Demange Susan Tu …
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