Definition of beg, borrow, or/and steal informal. : to do whatever is necessary to get something that is wanted or needed We’ll have to beg, borrow, or steal the extra chairs we need for the meeting.

Who said beg borrow or steal?

Obtain in any possible way. This saying appears in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales (The Tale of the Man of Law, ca.

What is a word for beg or borrow?

access. achieve. attain. collect.