WORD/PHRASE/IDIOM DEFINITION
Beggars can’t be No choice but to be
choosers. satisfied/content with
what is available
If wishes were horses, If aims can be achieved
beggars would ride just by wishing, life
would be very easy
penniless Poor
sanguine Optimistic, positive,
and hopeful for the
future even situations
are bad
SIMILAR
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Indigent, unable to make
ends meet (cope),
poverty-stricken, needy,
as poor as a church
mouse
Buoyant, cheerful,
upbeat, cheery, bright
menacing Threatening, suggesting Forbidding, threatening,
danger
terrifying, frightening,
alarming, baleful
SENTENCE
“I would have preferred
to have my own room
instead of sharing it.
Beggars can’t be
choosers, I suppose.”
"‘I wish it didn't have to
be that way.’ ‘If wishes
were horses,’ David
sighed"
“A young, sanguine,
virtually penniless
student.”
(= a young, hopeful, almost
poor student)
"He is sanguine about
prospects for the global
economy."
“He takes a sanguine
view despite facing
bankruptcy at the
moment.”
“The towering man’s
strong, dark eyebrows
augmented to his
menacing look.”
(=added to)
baleful Threatening, menacing
OR
With harmful,
destructive,
catastrophic effects
Prepared on: 13/3/2023 Mon.
Deadly, sinister (bad
feeling)
“The headteacher’s voice
grew more menacing.”
“She made a menacing
gesture with her fist.”
“Liam shot a baleful
glance at his sneering
sister.”
“The baleful effects and
consequences of the war”
Prepared on: 13/3/2023 Mon.