Pick out the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom from the given options:-
If you want to be happy, cut your coat according to your cloth.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Live within your means.
Cut your coat according to your cloth means to spend only what you can afford, to live within your means. The proverb comes from tailoring: a coat can be only as big as the cloth one has. The sentence says that a person who wants to be happy should not spend beyond his income.
Example: With a small salary, he learnt to cut his coat according to his cloth.