"if we can't as we would, we must do as we can" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [język angielski]

  1. jak się nie ma, co się lubi, to się lubi, co się ma; jeśli nie możemy jak byśmy chcieli, musimy jak możemy Tags: literally
    Sense id: pl-if_we_can't_as_we_would,_we_must_do_as_we_can-en-proverb-h1f76jYS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Angielskie przysłowia, Angielski (indeks)
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      "orig": "angielski (indeks)",
      "parents": [],
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  "lang": "język angielski",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "proverb",
  "pos_text": "przysłowie angielskie",
  "senses": [
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      "glosses": [
        "jak się nie ma, co się lubi, to się lubi, co się ma; jeśli nie możemy jak byśmy chcieli, musimy jak możemy"
      ],
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  "word": "if we can't as we would, we must do as we can"
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    "Angielskie przysłowia",
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  ],
  "lang": "język angielski",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "proverb",
  "pos_text": "przysłowie angielskie",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "jak się nie ma, co się lubi, to się lubi, co się ma; jeśli nie możemy jak byśmy chcieli, musimy jak możemy"
      ],
      "sense_index": "1.1",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "if we can't as we would, we must do as we can"
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