可着头做帽子

拼音：kě zhe tóu zuò mào zi

基本解释

比喻精打细算。《红楼梦》第七五回：“如今都是‘可着头做帽子’了，要一点儿富餘也不能的！”

1.make the cap to fit the head -- stiff, lacking elasticity; cut one's coat according to one's cloth