| 词汇 | cutting one's coat according to one's cloth |
| 释义 | (redirected from cutting one's coat according to one's cloth)cut (one's) coat according to (one's) clothTo shop or act in accordance with one's financial limitations. You'll go bankrupt unless you start cutting your coat according to your cloth. cut one's coat according to one's clothand cut one's coat to suit one's clothProv. to plan one's aims and activities in line with one's resources and circumstances. We would like a bigger house, but we must cut our coat according to our cloth. They can't afford a vacation abroad—they have to cut their coat according to their cloth. cut your coat according to your clothundertake only what you have the money or ability to do and no more. proverbˌcut your ˈcoat acˌcording to your ˈcloth(saying) do only what you have enough money to do and no more: This has not been a good year for us financially, and we must be prepared to cut our coat according to our cloth. |
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