"cut the coat according to the cloth" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: cuts the coat according to the cloth [present, singular, third-person], cutting the coat according to the cloth [participle, present], cut the coat according to the cloth [participle, past], cut the coat according to the cloth [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|cut<,,cut> the coat according to the cloth}} cut 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)
  1. Alternative form of cut one's coat according to one's cloth Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: cut one's coat according to one's cloth
    Sense id: en-cut_the_coat_according_to_the_cloth-en-verb-BK2mm~Hp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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