cutting one's cloth to suit one's purse

A form of cut one's cloth to suit one's purse — To settle for less when money or resources are limited.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of cut one's cloth to suit one's purse
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APA

cutting one's cloth to suit one's purse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cutting%20one's%20cloth%20to%20suit%20one's%20purse

MLA

“cutting one's cloth to suit one's purse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cutting%20one's%20cloth%20to%20suit%20one's%20purse. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cutting one's cloth to suit one's purse,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cutting%20one's%20cloth%20to%20suit%20one's%20purse.

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