Meaning
You have to take the bad along with the good — nothing comes entirely without drawbacks. Just as buying beef means paying for the bone that comes with it, choosing a partner, a job, or a situation means accepting its faults as well as its benefits. A proverb about accepting the whole package, flaws included.
Examples
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Him have him faults but mi tek him so — when yuh buy beef, yuh buy bone.
He has his faults but I take him as he is — you take the bad with the good.
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Di job good but di hours long; when yuh buy beef, yuh buy bone.
The job is good but the hours are long; nothing comes without drawbacks.
Origin
A traditional proverb; buying beef means buying the bone too. See [[every-hoe-have-dem-stick-a-bush]].
How it’s used
Take the bad with the good; everything comes with drawbacks. See [[every-hoe-have-dem-stick-a-bush]].