Idiom
cut one's coat according to one's cloth
Meaning
To live within one's means, without spending more than is affordable.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“You must cut your coat according to your cloth to save money.”
“Since our budget is smaller this year, we need to cut our coat according to our cloth and cancel the vacation.”
“The family realized they had to cut their coat according to their cloth, choosing to forgo luxury purchases to ensure they could pay the mortgage.”
Examples
simple
“You must cut your coat according to your cloth to save money.”
contextual
“Since our budget is smaller this year, we need to cut our coat according to our cloth and cancel the vacation.”
complex
“The family realized they had to cut their coat according to their cloth, choosing to forgo luxury purchases to ensure they could pay the mortgage.”
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