cut the coat according to the cloth

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Verb[edit]

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