cut one's cloth to suit one's purse

Meaning: (idiomatic)Tosettle forless whenmoneyorresourcesarelimited.2004, Norman Marsh,Trout Stream Insects of New Zealand, page189:A super-educated fish whose purpose seems bent on humiliating us? Or does hecut his cloth to suit-his purse, becoming choosy when the occasion allows, returning to catholic tastes when times are harder?2018December 1, Amanda Hall-Davis, “I took a huge salary hit so I can make my daughters my priority”, inThe Guardian: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.2019August 15, “Gisborne Herald chief reporter to stand for council”, inGisborne Herald:We have just got tocut our cloth to suit the purse.

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