In der Not frisst der Teufel Fliegen.
“In times of need, the devil eats flies.”
When desperate, people make do with whatever little is available.
— Traditional Austria Wisdom, Austria
Source: Traditional German-language proverb, common in Austria; public-domain oral tradition
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