trim sails



trim your sails

to spend less money The school is having to trim its sails because of government cutbacks.
See also: sail, trim

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Leith-English (Rare)
Pavlos-Greek
GiacomoJAH-ko-moItalian
Feidlimid-Ancient Irish, Irish Mythology
Zsigmond-Hungarian
Apoloniaah-paw-LAWN-yah (Polish)Spanish, Polish