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beggars can't be choosers » Search beggars can't be choosers on Amazon!   Search beggars can't be choosers on Google!
(proverb) When resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts. 
bitter pill » Search bitter pill on Amazon!   Search bitter pill on Google!
Something unpleasant that must be accepted or endured. 
business before pleasure » Search business before pleasure on Amazon!   Search business before pleasure on Google!
An admonishment that discharging one's obligations must take precedence over devoting time to pursuits meant solely for one's own gratification. 
che sera sera » Search che sera sera on Amazon!   Search che sera sera on Google!
Used to express a personal philosophy of fatalism1604, Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus:Why then belike we must sin, / And so consequently die. / Aye, we must die an everlasting death. / What doctrine call you this ? Che, sera, sera: / What will be*, shall be; Divinity adieu. / These Metaphysics of Magicians, / And necromantic books, are heavenly. 
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To suffice; to be good or effective enough. 
don't shit where you eat » Search don't shit where you eat on Amazon!   Search don't shit where you eat on Google!
(idiomatic, vulgar) One should not cause trouble in a place, group, or situation in which one regularly finds oneself.1998 April 14, Nelson Navarro, "Ever faithful, ever true," Manila Standard (Philippines) (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):The guiding principle is Don't shit where you eat. Office romances are always destructive of morale and objectivity.2003 Oct. 8, Jonathan Valania, "Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Pussy," Philadelphia Weekly (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):Limbaugh was scheduled to deliver the keynote speech at the NAB convention in, of all places, Philadelphia, thus violating the cardinal law of the animal kingdom: Don't shit where you eat.2006 Sept. 19, Michael Musto, "NY Mirror," Village Voice (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):Mitchell refused to indulge in on-set romances with either gender. "You don't shit where you eat," he told me, plainly. 
ground rules » Search ground rules on Amazon!   Search ground rules on Google!
The basic rules or standards; whatever someone must know before proceeding. 
if the mountain won't come to Muhammad » Search if the mountain won't come to Muhammad on Amazon!   Search if the mountain won't come to Muhammad on Google!
"If one cannot get one's own way, one must bow to the inevitable.". 
in for a penny, in for a pound » Search in for a penny, in for a pound on Amazon!   Search in for a penny, in for a pound on Google!
Expressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof; accepting that one must  
it is what it is » Search it is what it is on Amazon!   Search it is what it is on Google!
This circumstance is simply a fact and must be accepted or dealt with as it exists. 
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The activity, game or exercise in which a person must jump, bounce or skip repeatedly while a length of rope is swung over and under, both ends held in the hands of the jumper, or alternately, held by two other participants. Often used for athletic training and among schoolchildren. Variations involve speed, chants, varied rope and jumper movement patterns, multiple jumpers and/or multiple ropes. 
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He made an example of the drunken sailor with twenty lashes, to show that he must have a sober crew. 
money doesn't grow on trees » Search money doesn't grow on trees on Amazon!   Search money doesn't grow on trees on Google!
You must work in order to have money. 
no pain, no gain » Search no pain, no gain on Amazon!   Search no pain, no gain on Google!
One must be willing to endure some inconvenience or discomfort in order to achieve worthwhile goals. 
no rest for the wicked » Search no rest for the wicked on Amazon!   Search no rest for the wicked on Google!
(humorous) People who are wicked must work harder than normal people. 
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