cut one's coat according to one's cloth
- cut one's coat according to one's cloth
жить по средствам, урезывать себя; ≈ по одёжке протягивать ножки
The Court Theatre has had to cut its coat according to its cloth, and it has never really had cloth enough. (B. Shaw, ‘Platform and Pulpit’, ‘The Court Theatre’) — Дворцовому театру приходилось сообразовываться со своими средствами, а они всегда были скудными.
Fleur - so far as he knew - cut her coat according to her cloth. (J. Galsworthy, ‘The White Monkey’, part I, ch. VI) — Флер, насколько ему было известно, знала цену деньгам.
‘I've been altering my arrangements, Jo,’ he said. ‘You can cut your coat a bit longer in the future - I'm settling a thousand a year on you at once.’ (J. Galsworthy, ‘The Man of Property’, part III, ch. III) — - Я изменил свое завещание, Джо, - сказал старый Джолион. - Теперь вы сможете вздохнуть свободнее: я назначаю вам тысячу фунтов ежегодно.
Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа»..
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cut — cut1 W1S1 [kʌt] v past tense and past participle cut present participle cutting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(reduce)¦ 2¦(divide something with a knife, scissors etc)¦ 3¦(make something shorter with a knife etc)¦ 4¦(remove parts from film etc)¦ 5¦(make a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
cut — v. & n. v. (cutting; past and past part. cut) 1 tr. (also absol.) penetrate or wound with a sharp edged instrument (cut his finger; the knife won t cut). 2 tr. & intr. (often foll. by into) divide or be divided with a knife etc. (cut the bread;… … Useful english dictionary
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cut — 1 /kVt/ verb past tense and past participle cut present participle cutting 1 DIVIDE WITH KNIFE ETC (T) to divide something into two or more pieces using a sharp tool such as a knife: Do you want me to cut the cake? | The thieves had cut the phone … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
cut — I UK [kʌt] / US verb Word forms cut : present tense I/you/we/they cut he/she/it cuts present participle cutting past tense cut past participle cut *** 1) [transitive] to use a knife, pair of scissors, or other sharp tool to divide something into… … English dictionary
Frock coat — A frock coat is a man s coat characterised by knee length skirts all around the base, popular during the Victorian and Edwardian period. It is also known as the Prince Albert after Prince Albert, consort to Queen Victoria, who helped popularise… … Wikipedia
Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind … Proverbs new dictionary
