cut (one's) cloth

To act in accordance with one's limitations, often financial. Primarily heard in UK. You'll go bankrupt if you don't start cutting your cloth.

cut your cloth

mainly BRITISH

If you cut your cloth according to your situation, you limit what you do to take account of the resources you have. Ford would be forced to cut its cloth according to the demands of the market. The Government would have to cut its cloth and eliminate programmes which were not used. Note: You can also say that you cut your coat according to your cloth, with the same meaning. Organisations which are supported by the taxpayer must cut their coats according to their cloth.

词组	cut (one's) cloth
释义	cut (one's) cloth cut (one's) cloth To act in accordance with one's limitations, often financial. Primarily heard in UK. You'll go bankrupt if you don't start cutting your cloth. See also: cloth, cut Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. cut your cloth mainly BRITISH If you cut your cloth according to your situation, you limit what you do to take account of the resources you have. Ford would be forced to cut its cloth according to the demands of the market. The Government would have to cut its cloth and eliminate programmes which were not used. Note: You can also say that you cut your coat according to your cloth, with the same meaning. Organisations which are supported by the taxpayer must cut their coats according to their cloth. See also: cloth, cut Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. See also: cut your cloth cut your coat according to your cloth cut (one's) coat according to (one's) cloth cut coat according to cloth cut (one's) coat to suit (one's) cloth cloth ears pull no punches pull no punches, to accordance take the cloth
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