Смысл: beggar

beggar1. [ʹbegə] n
<Í> 1. 1) нищий, попрошайка
beggar woman /maid/ - нищенка
2) бедняк, неимущий
2. (часто с прилагательными) шутл. парень, малый; плут
nice little beggars - плутишки (о детях, зверёнышах и т. п.)
poor beggar - бедняга
insolent beggar - наглец
unfortunate beggar - неудачник
lucky beggar - счастливчик
he's a good-hearted beggar - он добрый малый /парень/
♢ a beggar on horseback - ≅ выскочка; ворона в павлиньих перьях
he is a beggar for work - ≅ у него работа в руках горит
to know smb. as well as a beggar knows his bag /dish/ - ≅ знать кого-л. как облупленного
beggars cannot /must not/ be choosers - посл. беднякам не приходится выбирать

2. [ʹbegə] v
<Í> 1. доводить до нищеты; разорять; пускать по миру
to beggar oneself - разориться
conscience beggars any man that keeps it (Shakespeare) - совестливый человек не разбогатеет
2. 1) превосходить
to beggar compare - быть вне всякого сравнения
it beggars all description - это не поддаётся описанию
2) редк. заставлять
to beggar smb. out of his obstinacy - перебороть чьё-л. упрямство
to beggar smb. into submission - вынудить кого-л. подчиниться

egga Идиома

beggars can't be choosers

people who receive free things should not expect the best "When they complained about the shabby coats, he said, ""Beggars can't be choosers."""

beggar

euphemism for "bugger"

beggar description

Idiom(s): beggar description

Theme: DESCRIPTION

to defy description; to be unable to be described
• The house was a mess. The place beggared description.
• Our reaction to the proposal beggars description. We were deeply disturbed for days.

A young idler, an old beggar.

If you don't work, you won't have any money when you're old.

If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride.

Wishing alone is of no use; you must act as well.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride

This means that wishing for something or wanting it is not the same as getting or having it.

Beggars cannot be choosers.

One must accept what is available in difficult circumstances.

If wishes were horses beggars would ride.

Life would be very easy if goals could be achieved only by desiring.

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People who can not choose what they will have, must accept what they get; if you are not in control, you must take what you can gel. We wanted to leave on the train in the morning but it doesn't go until afternoon, so we must go then. Beggars can't he choosers. Mary got a red dress from her sister, although she didn't like red. She kept it because she said beggars should not be choosers.
Compare: LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH.