Don't make a fancy coat out of cheap cloth. Don't try to be fancy when you're not.
cut your coat according to your cloth means to do whatever you want within your ability.
budget wisely.
budget wisely.
Cut your cloth according to your cloth means to only buy what you have enough money to pay for. Take for example some peoples have a very low income but their expanses are very high.Typically above their average income and there fore they are unable to fulfill their desires with such a low income. For them it is advisable to fulfill their desires according to their income.
I believe the phrase is "to cut the cloth according to it's width", which is to say, do the best (or make do) with what you've got. A tailoring/dressmaking expression? You lay the pattern on the cloth to fit it in.
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Do you mean cutting your wrist?
what an ax means in the coat of arms
She is cold and want your coat.
Sherman: One who shears cloth; cuts cloth
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Blue in a coat of arms means wisdom.