cut the coat according to the cloth

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Subject	English	Russian
gen.	cut the coat according to the cloth	по одежке протягивай ножки
proverb	cut the coat according to the cloth	руби дерево по себе
proverb	cut the coat according to the cloth	по одежке протягивай ножки (букв.: при кройке исходи из наличного материала)
proverb	cut the coat according to the or your cloth	по одёжке протягивай ножки (one has to keep within one's means and use what is available (I.e., adapt oneself to circumstances))
proverb, literal.	cut the coat according to the cloth	при кройке исходи из наличного материала (ср.: по одежке протягивай ножки)
gen.	cut the coat according to the cloth	по одежке протягивать ножки
proverb	cut your coat according to the or your cloth	по одёжке протягивай ножки (one has to keep within one's means and use what is available (I.e., adapt oneself to circumstances))
idiom.	cut your coat according to the cloth	жить по средствам (Yeldar Azanbayev)
proverb, literal.	cut your coat according to the cloth	при кройке исходи из наличного материала (ср.: по одежке протягивай ножки)
gen.	cut your coat according to the cloth	по одежке протягивай ножки