English Explanatory Dictionary

cut one's coat according to one's cloth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To live within one's means, without spending more than is affordable.

Pronunciation

en-au-cut one's coat according to one's cloth.ogg

Word forms

cut one's coat according to one's cloth cuts one's coat according to one's cloth cutting one's coat according to one's cloth cut the coat according to the cloth

Related words

cut one's cloth to suit one's purse cut from the same cloth
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