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Swedish
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.
Proverb
man tager vad man haver
- you use what you have on hand (if something else is not available)
Jag hade i pinjenötter istället för solroskärnor. Man tager vad man haver.- I added pine nuts instead of sunflower seeds. You use whatever you have.
Det blev en "man tager vad man haver"-måltid idag- I did an improvised meal with what I had available today