Dobra psu i mucha, kiedy nie ma chleba
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What it means
A fly is good for a dog when there is no bread. In hard times, people accept whatever is available.
English equivalent
Beggars can't be choosers.
Vocabulary
- chleb — bread
- nie ma — there is no / there are no
Grammar note
'Nie ma chleba' uses the genitive after negation and means there is no bread.
Cultural context
A variant of the 'dobra psu i mucha' proverb family. It names bread, the staple food of Polish peasants, as the basic measure of enough food.
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