cut (one's) coat according to (one's) cloth

To shop or act in accordance with one's financial limitations. You'll go bankrupt unless you start cutting your coat according to your cloth.

See also: accord, cloth, coat, cut

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

cut one's coat according to one's cloth

and cut one's coat to suit one's cloth

Prov. to plan one's aims and activities in line with one's resources and circumstances. We would like a bigger house, but we must cut our coat according to our cloth. They can't afford a vacation abroad—they have to cut their coat according to their cloth.

See also: accord, cloth, coat, cut

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

cut your coat according to your cloth

undertake only what you have the money or ability to do and no more. proverb

See also: accord, cloth, coat, cut

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

ˌcut your ˈcoat acˌcording to your ˈcloth

(saying) do only what you have enough money to do and no more: This has not been a good year for us financially, and we must be prepared to cut our coat according to our cloth.

See also: accord, cloth, coat, cut

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

See also:

cut coat according to cloth
cut your coat according to your cloth
cut (one's) coat to suit (one's) cloth
cut (one's) cloth
cut your cloth
a blot on (one's) escutcheon
a blot on escutcheon
a blot on the escutcheon
a blot on your escutcheon
take the cloth

词组	cut (one's) coat according to (one's) cloth
释义	cut (one's) coat according to (one's) cloth cut (one's) coat according to (one's) cloth To shop or act in accordance with one's financial limitations. You'll go bankrupt unless you start cutting your coat according to your cloth. See also: accord, cloth, coat, cut Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. cut one's coat according to one's cloth and cut one's coat to suit one's cloth Prov. to plan one's aims and activities in line with one's resources and circumstances. We would like a bigger house, but we must cut our coat according to our cloth. They can't afford a vacation abroad—they have to cut their coat according to their cloth. See also: accord, cloth, coat, cut McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. cut your coat according to your cloth undertake only what you have the money or ability to do and no more. proverb See also: accord, cloth, coat, cut Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary ˌcut your ˈcoat acˌcording to your ˈcloth (saying) do only what you have enough money to do and no more: This has not been a good year for us financially, and we must be prepared to cut our coat according to our cloth. See also: accord, cloth, coat, cut Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: cut coat according to cloth cut your coat according to your cloth cut (one's) coat to suit (one's) cloth cut (one's) cloth cut your cloth a blot on (one's) escutcheon a blot on escutcheon a blot on the escutcheon a blot on your escutcheon take the cloth
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