释义 |
cut your coat according to your clothOften heard as advice given when one tries to live beyond one's means. To spend no more than what you can afford. — A proverb. 〖谚〗看布裁衣;量入为出。◆ When John came home for the fifth time the same semester asking for extra money, his father said, "You should really have enough. Cut your coat according to your cloth."当约翰在同一个学期第5次回家来要钱时,他的父亲说:“你的钱应该足够了。你应量入为出才对。” |