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cuts one's coat according to one's cloth

cuts one's coat according to one's cloth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cut one's coat according to one's cloth.

Meaning of cut one's coat according to one's cloth

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)

  1. (idiomatic) To live within one's means, without spending more than is affordable.

Questions about cuts one's coat according to one's cloth

What is cuts one's coat according to one's cloth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Cuts one's coat according to one's cloth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cut one's coat according to one's cloth.

Words near cuts one's coat according to one's cloth in the dictionary

  1. cuts off at the pass
  2. cuts off more than one can chew
  3. cuts off one's nose to spite one's face
  4. cuts one loose
  5. cuts one's cloth to suit one's purse
  6. cuts one's coat according to one's cloth
  7. cuts one's eyeteeth
  8. cuts one's losses
  9. cuts one's lucky
  10. cuts one's own throat
  11. cuts one's stick

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