была бы шея, хомут найдётся

была бы шея, <а> хомут (ярмо) найдётся

посл.

lit. so long as you have a neck, you'll always find a yoke for it; cf. God shapes the back for the burden; all lay load (loads) on the willing horse; if the devil finds a man idle, he'll set him to work; the devil finds work for idle hands to do; an ass endures his burden

- Думаешь жить с ним, нет ли? - Она, может, и думала б, да он об ней не понимает, - вмешалась хозяйка... - Наплюй на него, бабонька. Была б шея, а ярмо будет, - с нескрываемым сожалением посоветовала она. (М. Шолохов, Тихий Дон) — 'Do you think of living with him or not!' 'She might think of it, but he doesn't,' their hostess intervened... 'Spit on him, woman! So long as you have a neck, you'll always find a yoke for it, one woman advised her with unconcealed pity in her voice.'