Question

Choose the correct option to complete the proverb-
Cut your coat according _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
a) To your tailor
b) To you
c) To your father
d) To your cloth

Answer 1

Hint: A proverb is a short, well known, pithy saying stating a general truth or piece of advice. Proverbs are self made and are known for generations. We are generally expected to follow these.

Complete answer : A proverb is a simple, concrete, traditional saying that expresses a perceived truth based on common sense or experience. Proverbs are often metaphorical and use formulaic language. Here, we have to complete the already existing proverb “Cut your coat according _ _ _ _ _ _.” If you know the basic proverbs, you can easily tell that this proverb is “Cut your coat according to your cloth”, which means “undertake only what you have the money or ability to do and no more”.

Let us examine all the given options here :
Option 'a' is 'To your tailor' - This is an invalid option and cannot be the correct answer.
Option 'b' is 'To you' - This option is stating a literal fact, which is not generally used while decoding proverbs.
Option 'c' is 'To your father' - This is also an invalid option and cannot be the correct answer.
Option 'd' is 'To your cloth' - This is the only valid and suitable answer for the given incomplete proverb.
A person who cuts for a coat without considering the available cloth could end up wasting the cloth. This proverb instructs one to live within his/her means and resources. The motive of this proverb is to teach “self-control and moderation.” This proverb instructs us to live within our means and resources. Those who do not know to make both ends meet would suffer much and their lives would become miserable. Thus, harmony and proportion are very much essentials for income and expenditure.
Hence, option ‘d' to your cloth is the correct option. All the other options are vague and meaningless.

Therefore the correct answer is option ‘d’.

Note: Every culture has its own unique proverbs. It may be possible that one culture doesn't know the proverbs of any different culture. They do differ in different regions and areas as well.