See cut one's coat according to one's cloth in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"roman": "loeng⁶ lik⁶ ji⁴ hang⁴",
"sense": "to live within one's means",
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"word": "ჭამა ქონებაზე ჰკიდიაო"
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"word": "sníða sér stakk eftir vexti"
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"word": "fare il passo secondo la gamba"
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"word": "pes sic tendatur ne lodix protereatur"
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"word": "ukur baju di badan sendiri"
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