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"To live within one's means, without spending more than is affordable."
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"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "loeng⁶ lik⁶ ji⁴ hang⁴",
"sense": "to live within one's means",
"word": "量力而行"
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"roman": "liànglì'érxíng",
"sense": "to live within one's means",
"word": "量力而行"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to live within one's means",
"word": "elää suu säkkiä myöten"
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "č̣ama konebaze hḳidiao",
"sense": "to live within one's means",
"word": "ჭამა ქონებაზე ჰკიდიაო"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to live within one's means",
"word": "sich nach der Decke strecken"
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"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to live within one's means",
"word": "sníða sér stakk eftir vexti"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to live within one's means",
"word": "fare il passo secondo la gamba"
},
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"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "körpeñe qarai kösıl",
"sense": "to live within one's means",
"word": "көрпеңе қарай көсіл"
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"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to live within one's means",
"word": "pes sic tendatur ne lodix protereatur"
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{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "to live within one's means",
"word": "ukur baju di badan sendiri"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "po odjóžke protjágivaj nóžki",
"sense": "to live within one's means",
"word": "по одёжке протя́гивай но́жки"
},
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to live within one's means",
"word": "rätta mun efter matsäcken"
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"roman": "loeng⁶ lik⁶ ji⁴ hang⁴",
"sense": "to live within one's means",
"word": "量力而行"
},
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "liànglì'érxíng",
"sense": "to live within one's means",
"word": "量力而行"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to live within one's means",
"word": "elää suu säkkiä myöten"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "č̣ama konebaze hḳidiao",
"sense": "to live within one's means",
"word": "ჭამა ქონებაზე ჰკიდიაო"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to live within one's means",
"word": "sich nach der Decke strecken"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to live within one's means",
"word": "sníða sér stakk eftir vexti"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to live within one's means",
"word": "fare il passo secondo la gamba"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "körpeñe qarai kösıl",
"sense": "to live within one's means",
"word": "көрпеңе қарай көсіл"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to live within one's means",
"word": "pes sic tendatur ne lodix protereatur"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "to live within one's means",
"word": "ukur baju di badan sendiri"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "po odjóžke protjágivaj nóžki",
"sense": "to live within one's means",
"word": "по одёжке протя́гивай но́жки"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to live within one's means",
"word": "rätta mun efter matsäcken"
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"word": "cut one's coat according to one's cloth"
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