Definition
To settle for less when money or resources are limited.
In Context
- "A super-educated fish whose purpose seems bent on humiliating us? Or does he cut his cloth to suit-his purse, becoming choosy when the occasion allows, returning to catholic tastes when times are harder?"
- "If I had to go back then I would but I “cut my cloth to suit my purse” as my mum would have said and adjust to what I need and not fritter money away."
- "We have just got to cut our cloth to suit the purse."
See Also
- tighten one's belt
- cut one's coat according to one's cloth