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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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What is the meaning of the phrase 'to curtail'?
To curtail can mean to cut short, or cut off a part of something. For example, to curtail a trip would mean to cut short a trip. A synonym to curtail is to cut back.
Cut your cloth according to your size?
A person will cut cloth according to their size when they are making clothes. This is common amongst those who are seamstresses.
Tell a story that ends with the advice cut your according to your cloth?
tell a story that ends with the advice' cut your coat according to your cloth
What does cut a rug mean?
The phrase "cutting a rug" was commonly used in the 1940s and 1950s to refer to dancing.
What does the phrase there's ruin in store for you mean?
what does the phrase There`s ruin in store for you mean
What does the phrase cut your coat according to cloth mean?
budget wisely.
What does the proverb cut your coat according to your cloth mean?
cut your coat according to your cloth means to do whatever you want within your ability.
What does cut your coat according to your cloth mean?
budget wisely.
What is the origin of cut from the same cloth mean?
from same religen
What is the grain and what does it look like in the phrase cut along the grain of the cloth?
With the threads that make up the cloth. Probably down the length of the cloth since these threads are continues. Think of the grain in a piece of wood.
What does the phrase Cut One mean?
It means to pass gas
Can you make a sentence of cut your coat according to your cloth?
cut your coat according to your cloth?
What is the meaning of the phrase 'to curtail'?
To curtail can mean to cut short, or cut off a part of something. For example, to curtail a trip would mean to cut short a trip. A synonym to curtail is to cut back.
What does cut from a different cloth mean?
If you think about the words, you can figure it out. They're just saying they're different.
Phrase what mean to cut a sorry figure?
Feeling Shame/ Being Dis-reputed
How do you cut flames into cloth?
You dont
Tell a story that ends with the advice cut your according to your cloth?
tell a story that ends with the advice' cut your coat according to your cloth
