Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cut one's cloth to suit one's purse

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English

Syllables: cut one's -cloth -to -suit- one's purse
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

27

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To settle for less when money or resources are limited.

Example Sentences

"A super-educated fish whose purpose seems bent on humiliating us? Or does he cut his cloth to suit-his purse, becoming choosy when the occasion allows, returning to catholic tastes when times are harder?"
"If I had to go back then I would but I “cut my cloth to suit my purse” as my mum would have said and adjust to what I need and not fritter money away."
"We have just got to cut our cloth to suit the purse."

Inflected Forms

cuts one's cloth to suit one's purse (present, singular) cutting one's cloth to suit one's purse (participle, present)

Phrases

tighten one's belt cut one's coat according to one's cloth

Frequently Paired Words

tighten one's belt cut one's coat according to one's cloth

Questions

What does cut one's cloth to suit one's purse mean?: To settle for less when money or resources are limited.

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