挑肥拣瘦 meaning in English
pick the fat and choose the thin -- choose whichever is to one's advantage; in picking over a basket of sth., he keeps the good ones for himself and throw out the bad ones.: 他吃东西总是挑肥拣瘦。 he is always very picky about food
Examples
- We can't be all that fussy out here .
咱们在这可不能那么挑肥拣瘦的。 - He is always very picky about food .
他吃东西总是挑肥拣瘦。 - My mother is one of pickiest shoppers i know
我母亲是我所知道的最爱挑肥拣瘦的顾客之一。 - Beggars cannot be choosers
乞丐不能挑肥拣瘦 - I would have preferred a bed , but beggars can ' t be choosers so i slept on the sofa
我本想要张床,但是叫花子不能挑肥拣瘦,所以我就睡在沙发上了