"man tager vad man haver" meaning in Swedish

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Proverb

Etymology: From man (“one”) + tager (“takes (dated form of tar)”) + vad (“what”) + man (“one”) + haver (“has (dated form of har)”), "You use whatever you have." Often attributed to cookbook author Cajsa Warg (1703 – 1769), though there is no account of her using the expression. Etymology templates: {{m|sv|tar}} tar, {{m|sv|har}} har, {{af|sv|man|tager|vad|man|haver|t1=one|t2=takes (dated form of <i class="Latn mention" lang="sv">tar</i>)|t3=what|t4=one|t5=has (dated form of <i class="Latn mention" lang="sv">har</i>)}} man (“one”) + tager (“takes (dated form of tar)”) + vad (“what”) + man (“one”) + haver (“has (dated form of har)”) Head templates: {{head|sv|proverb}} man tager vad man haver
  1. you use what you have on hand (if something else is not available)
    Sense id: en-man_tager_vad_man_haver-sv-proverb-Gu7JCDYk Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header, Swedish proverbs

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