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beggars cannot be choosers
Definition:  people who depend on the generosity of others do not have the luxury to be choosy; they have to accept what is offered
Usage:  the man who always stands by the traffic light accepts anything from motorists, he knows that beggars can’t be choosers
SEPEDI
Translation:  bakgopedi e ka se be bakgethi
Proverb: mošutelelwa ga a nabe
XITSONGA
Translation:  vakomberi a va hlawuli
Proverb: mukomberi wa vurhongo a nga ali xitheve
TSHIVENḒA
Translation:  vhahumbeli vha nga si vhe vhanangi
Proverb: mbilu khulu ya musingili, a no laṱelwa dzembe a doba