We wanted to buy a bigger house than this, but we had to cut our coat according to our cloth. 误译：我们想买比这更大的房子，但我们不得不根据我们的布料剪裁我们的外套。 正确：我们原想买比这个更大些的房子，但是得量力而行啊。 说明：cut one's coat according to one's cloth 的意思是“量力而行；量入为出”。