на безрыбье и рак рыба
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Transcription (the accent is shown in capital letters):
[na beez-RYB'-ye ee rak RY-ba]
Translation / meaning:
(lit.: when there is no fish, even a crayfish is a fish)
beggars can’t be choosers;
in a pinch anything will do;
any port in a storm
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