beggars can't be choosers

== English == === Pronunciation === === Proverb === beggars can't be choosers (idiomatic) Something is better than nothing: those who can't provide for themselves should accept whatever help is available. 2008, Wally Lamb, The Hour I First Believed, Ch.3, at p.60: Mo went online and found me a beggars-can't-be-choosers flight out of Denver: a 5.45 a.m. takeoff, a three-hour layover at O'Hare. I'd land in Hartford by late afternoon."I'll be fine," I said. "Drink a lot of coffee, drive right from school to the airport. I can crash once I get on the plane." She frowned. "Okay, let me rephrase that. I can sleep once I get on the plane." ==== Synonyms ==== something is better than nothing, half a loaf is better than none, don't look a gift horse in the mouth; see also Thesaurus:satisfactory ==== Coordinate terms ==== Hobson's choice take it or leave it my way or the highway ==== Translations ==== === References === Gregory Y. Titelman, Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings, 1996, →ISBN, p. 22.