English Explanatory Dictionary

trim one's sails

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To adjust a ship's sails to make the best of wind conditions.
  2. To adapt to changing circumstances, especially if it involves scaling back one's ambitions; to make cutbacks.

Word forms

trim one's sails trims one's sails trimming one's sails trimmed one's sails trim one's sails to the wind

Synonyms

shorten sail
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