На безрыбье и рак – рыба
With accent marks:
На безры́бье и рак – ры́ба.
Translation:
Where there is no fish even a crayfish is a fish.
Meaning:
If there is nothing better, what is there will do. It is said when one has to be content with something that would have never chosen if there was other choice.
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