idiom
cut one's coat according to one's cloth
KUT WUNZ KOHT ah-KOR-ding too WUNZ KLOTH
kʌt wʌnz koʊt əˈkɔːrdɪŋ tuː wʌnz klɒθListen
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Syllable breakdown
cutone'scoataccordingtoone'scloth
Dictionary meaning
live within one's means; limit ambitions and expenditures to what is actually affordable or possible
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