ha nincs ló, jó a szamár is

Hungarian

Alternative forms

• ha nincs ló, a szamár is jó

Etymology

Literally: "if there's no horse, a donkey will also do"

Proverb

ha nincs ló, jó a szamár is

1. In the absence of the ideal, one might as well accept the second-best alternative; work with what you've got.