- cut coat according to cloth
- cut (your) coat according to (your) cloth
to only buy what you have enough money to pay for.
Of course we'd love a huge expensive house, but you have to cut your coat according to your cloth.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
cut coat according to cloth
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cut coat according to cloth — v. buy only what you can afford, buy only what you have sufficient amount of money to pay for … English contemporary dictionary
cut your coat according to cloth — cut (your) coat according to (your) cloth to only buy what you have enough money to pay for. Of course we d love a huge expensive house, but you have to cut your coat according to your cloth … New idioms dictionary
cut coat according to your cloth — cut (your) coat according to (your) cloth to only buy what you have enough money to pay for. Of course we d love a huge expensive house, but you have to cut your coat according to your cloth … New idioms dictionary
cut your coat according to your cloth — phrase to not spend more money than you have Thesaurus: to save money, or to be careful with moneyhyponym to buy somethingsynonym Main entry: cut * * * proverb undertake only what you have the money or ability … Useful english dictionary
cut your coat according to your cloth — cut (your) coat according to (your) cloth to only buy what you have enough money to pay for. Of course we d love a huge expensive house, but you have to cut your coat according to your cloth … New idioms dictionary
cut your coat according to your cloth — If you cut your coat according to your cloth, you only buy things that you have sufficient money to pay for … The small dictionary of idiomes
cut your coat according to your cloth — ► cut your coat according to your cloth proverb underta ke only what you have the money or ability to do and no more. Main Entry: ↑cut … English terms dictionary
cut one's coat according to one's cloth — To adapt oneself to (esp financial) circumstances • • • Main Entry: ↑cut … Useful english dictionary
cut your coat according to your cloth — Actions should suit circumstances or resources. Also common as the metaphorical phrase to cut one’s coat according to one’s cloth. 1546 J. HEYWOOD Dialogue of Proverbs I. viii. C1 I shall Cut my cote after my cloth. 1580 LYLY Euphues & his… … Proverbs new dictionary
cut your coat according to your cloth — If you cut your coat according to your cloth, you only buy things that you have sufficient money to pay for. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
