köyhällä ei ole varaa nirsoilla

Finnish

Etymology

Literally, “the poor cannot afford to be picky”.

Phrase

köyhällä ei ole varaa nirsoilla

  1. beggars can't be choosers

Usage notes

Instead of nirsoilla also other verbs may be used, notably valita (“to choose”)

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