cut one's coat according to one's cloth

== English == === Alternative forms === cut the coat according to the cloth === Pronunciation === === Verb === cut one's coat according to one's cloth (third-person singular simple present cuts one's coat according to one's cloth, present participle cutting one's coat according to one's cloth, simple past and past participle cut one's coat according to one's cloth) (idiomatic) To live within one's means, without spending more than is affordable. ==== Translations ==== === See also === cut one's cloth to suit one's purse cut from the same cloth