English Language Tests, Intermediate level
ESL/EFL Test #329 [color=blue]“English Slang Idioms (50)”, question 1
“Most high-school students have old cars, Kyle. You can buy a better one later, when you’re making money yourself. You have to cut your … according to your cloth,” his dad said.
(a) pants
(b) coat
(c) cushion
(d) drapes
English Language Tests, Intermediate level
ESL/EFL Test #329 [color=blue]“English Slang Idioms (50)”, answer 1
“Most high-school students have old cars, Kyle. You can buy a better one later, when you’re making money yourself. You have to cut your coat according to your cloth,” his dad said.
Correct answer: (b) coat
Your answer was: [color=red]incorrect
“Most high-school students have old cars, Kyle. You can buy a better one later, when you’re making money yourself. You have to cut your drapes according to your cloth,” his dad said.
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Does to cut one’s coat according to one’s cloth mean that one should spend money according
to his financial abilities,that’s to say,to behave the way his abilities are at large?