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单词 trim one's sails (to the wind)
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trim one's sails (to the wind)

Make changes to suit one’s new circumstances.And Mr. Welch's singular skill has been taking fat, inefficient corporations and trimming their sails....
  • We're hoping Congress can go on somewhat of a fiscal diet and start trimming their sails and stop spending so much money.
  • So I've sailed under false colors many a time, trimming my sails to the prevailing winds.
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