cut one's coat according to one's cloth en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Meanings
- (idiomatic) To live within one's means, without spending more than is affordable.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cut the coat according to the cloth | alternative | lexicographic | |
| cut one's coat according to one's cloth | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| cut one's coat according to one's cloth | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| cuts one's coat according to one's cloth | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| cutting one's coat according to one's cloth | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Relateds
cut from the same cloth · cut one's cloth to suit one's purse
Translations (14)
cmn 量力而行 (to live within one's means) · fi elää suu säkkiä myöten (to live within one's means) · kk көрпеңе қарай көсіл (to live within one's means) · sv rätta mun efter matsäcken (to live within one's means) · la pes sic tendatur ne lodix protereatur (to live within one's means) · az ayağını yorğanına görə uzatmaq (to live within one's means) · it fare il passo secondo la gamba (to live within one's means) · yue 量力而行 (to live within one's means) · ms ukur baju di badan sendiri (to live within one's means) · ka ჭამა ქონებაზე ჰკიდიაო (to live within one's means) · de sich nach der Decke strecken (to live within one's means) · is sníða sér stakk eftir vexti (to live within one's means) · ur جتنی چادر دیکھو اتنے پاؤں پھیلاؤ (to live within one's means) · ru по одёжке протя́гивай но́жки (to live within one's means)