- stretch your legs according to the coverlet
- cut your coat according to your cloth
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs . 2013.
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs . 2013.
stretch — see stretch your arm no further than your sleeve will reach everyone stretches his legs according to the length of his coverlet … Proverbs new dictionary
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