BEGGARS CAN'T BE CHOOSERS Definition & Meaning

Beggars can't be choosers

People who depend on the generosity of others are in no position to dictate what others give them.

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Idioms and Phrases

Those in dire need must be content with what they get. For example, The cheapest model will have to do—beggars can't be choosers . This expression was familiar enough to be included in John Heywood's 1546 collection of proverbs.

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“Beggars can’t be choosers. I wanted green, but it had all been taken.”

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“Beggars can’t be choosers but I can tell you as far as coming out on the positive side of this, I think we did,” Mozeliak said.

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“Beggars can’t be choosers,” said Zach Zyskowski, a TV producer who bought his first home last summer.

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“But beggars can’t be choosers.”

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He wants to play until he is 41, says Balague, who added that someone needs to tell him that "beggars can't be choosers".

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