cut the coat according to the cloth

A form of cut one's coat according to one's cloth — To live within one's means, without spending more than is affordable.

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Meanings

verbcut the coat according to the cloth (third-person singular simple present cuts the coat according to the cloth, present participle cutting the coat according to the cloth, simple past and past participle cut the coat according to the cloth)

present singular third person cuts the coat according to the cloth · participle present cutting the coat according to the cloth

  1. alternativeAlternative form of cut one's coat according to one's cloth.
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APA

cut the coat according to the cloth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cut%20the%20coat%20according%20to%20the%20cloth

MLA

“cut the coat according to the cloth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cut%20the%20coat%20according%20to%20the%20cloth. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cut the coat according to the cloth,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cut%20the%20coat%20according%20to%20the%20cloth.

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