beggars can't be choosers
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› said when you recognize that you must accept an offer or a situation because it is the only one available to you: I would have preferred a house of my own rather than sharing, but beggars can't be choosers, I suppose.Words and phrases expressing agreement and acceptance
(Definition of beggars can't be choosers from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- amen to that idiom
- as you wish/like idiom
- couldn't agree/disagree more idiom
- done! idiom
- good adjective (SATISFACTION)
- hear, hear! idiom
- I wouldn't say no idiom
- isn't it/aren't they just? idiom
- no problem idiom
- no problemo exclamation
- of course idiom
- please exclamation
- precisely adverb (EXACTLY)
- quite adverb
- right exclamation (AGREEMENT)
- same here idiom
- say the word idiom
- ten-four exclamation
- touché exclamation
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