cut coat according to cloth
cut coat according to cloth
Meaning: adapt to one’s circumstances, make sure one’s plans are appropriate to one’s resources.
Example: Of course, we’d love a luxurious car, but you have to cut your coat according to your cloth.
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Can you give an example of another proverb related this topic?
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- Tylor June 4, 2018
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- Lagunes March 6, 2018
We know that nepalese society is very poor so how can we relate cut your cloth accroding to your cloth in this situation
- Menuka October 23, 2016