trim one's sails

Verb

 * 1)  To adjust a ship's sails to make the best of wind conditions.
 * 2)  To adapt to changing circumstances, especially if it involves scaling back one's ambitions; to make cutbacks.
 * 1)  To adapt to changing circumstances, especially if it involves scaling back one's ambitions; to make cutbacks.

Translations

 * Italian: assettare la velatura


 * Finnish: tehdä leikkauksia
 * French:
 * Italian: agire secondo il vento che tira