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trim one's sails

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English

Syllables
trim one's -sails
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To adjust a ship's sails to make the best of wind conditions.

verb

To adapt to changing circumstances, especially if it involves scaling back one's ambitions; to make cutbacks.

Inflected Forms

trims one's sails (present, singular) trimming one's sails (participle, present) trimmed one's sails (participle, past) trimmed one's sails (past) trim one's sails to the wind (alternative)

Synonyms

shorten sail

Questions

What does trim one's sails mean?
To adjust a ship's sails to make the best of wind conditions.

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