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trim one's sails verb

  • (figurative, by extension) To adapt to changing circumstances, especially if it involves scaling back one's ambitions; to make cutbacks.
 agire secondo il vento che tira
  • (nautical) To adjust a ship's sails to make the best of wind conditions.
 assettare la velatura
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