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cutting one's coat according to one's cloth

cutting one's coat according to one's cloth is the present participle 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 cutting one's coat according to one's cloth

What is cutting one's coat according to one's cloth the present participle of?
Cutting one's coat according to one's cloth is the present participle of cut one's coat according to one's cloth.

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

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

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