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ORIGIN : The sunset that evening was a beauty to beggar all description. Shakespeare says of Cleopatra’s beauty: It beggar’d all description (Antony and Cleopatra, Act II, Sc. 2) beggars can’t be choosers бедному и вору всё впору MEANING : needy people have to take whatever they can get and cannot be concerned about the quality if they cannot afford to buy it for themselves Beggars can’t be choosers. If you don’t have money to go out for a pizza, you’ll have to eat it in a cafeteria. ORIGIN : This proverb has been around since the mid 1500s. It means that people who need something but who have little or no control over the situation can’t choose what they get. They have to accept what is offered. bells and whistles навороты; прибамбасы MEANING : impressive accessories, especially flashy, high technology features and frills, which may sometimes be more decorative than necessary Your computer software may have all the latest bells and whistles, but is it good value for money? 15