CUT YOUR СОАТ ACCORDING ТО YOUR CLOTH
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Раскраивай своЮ одежду, исходЯ нз материала // Следует жить по средствам.

Ah, Jane, you're looking at my watering-can. You've no idea what а speech it provoked from our ТоЬу. Не calls it а doll's watering-can, апd is most scornful. Не says it's affected of me. Не thought. I had got it, I believe, to show him that оое ought to cut one's coat according to one's cloth, or whatever the saying is. But of course I never try to preach at him. (Plomer)

Не had nо nоtiоn of giving her а Iot of mоnеу to епаblе а fellow he knew nothing about to live оп iп idleness. Не had sееn that sort of thing before, no good ever came of it ... Не didn't see where it was to end. They must cut their coat according to their cloth. Не would not give way till he saw young Bosinney with an income of his own. ( Galsworthy)

One must eut according to one's cloth and one's cloth is not only exiguous; it's also of one special kind- and generally of poor quality at that. (Huxley) "Oh, well, it's never wise to look into such matters too closely," commented Mr. Giligan, comfortably. "There's such а thing as cutting your cloth too close in polities." (Dreiser)

Уou are welcome to the courtesies of this bank and of my house as long as you care to avail yourself of them. We'U eut our coat as cireumstances dictate in the future. (Dreiser)