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Beggars Can't Be Choosers Pronunciation
Beggars Can't Be Choosers is pronounced BE-gerz-KANT-bee-CHOO-zerz, IPA /ˈbɛgɝz ˈkænt bi ˈtʃuzɝz/.
BE-gerz-KANT-bee-CHOO-zerz
US /ˈbɛgɝz ˈkænt bi ˈtʃuzɝz/ · UK /ˈbɛgəz ˈkɑːnt bi ˈtʃuːzəz/
Syllables: BE · gerz · KANT · bee · CHOO · zerz (6 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
proverb: A saying meaning that someone who depends on the generosity of others cannot be fussy about what they are given.
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Beggars Can't Be Choosers in a Sentence
- The only room left faces the car park, but beggars can't be choosers.
- He took the second-hand one, on the principle that beggars can't be choosers.
- She reminded us that beggars can't be choosers and handed round the sandwiches.
Common Mispronunciations of Beggars Can't Be Choosers
Not BE-gerz kan NOT bee CHOO-zerz
Said as a fixed saying it runs fast, so the contraction stays contracted and be shrinks to a quick bee.
Not BE-gerz KANT bee CHOO-serz
The ending of choosers buzzes twice, as a z in the middle and a z at the end.
Tip: Three beats carry the saying: BE-gerz, KANT, and CHOO-zerz. Everything between them is light.
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