vandfýsni hæfir ekki snauðum

Icelandic

Etymology

Literally, “fastidiousness does not befit the impoverished”, or more loosely translated as “the poor should not be picky”.

Proverb

vandfýsni hæfir ekki snauðum

  1. beggars can't be choosers
  • hafa skal það sem hendi er næst
  • kunna ekki gott að meta
  • vera vanþakklátur
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