beggars,beggars can’t be 'choosers (saying)1.■when there is no choice, you have to be satisfied with whatever you can get 叫花子不能挑肥拣瘦；给什么就得要什么:I would have preferred a bed, but beggars can’t be choosers so I slept on the sofa in the living room. 我倒想睡床，可是有求于人哪能挑三拣四，所以就睡在了客厅的沙发上。2.■if wishes were horses, beggars would/might ride 另见wishes