fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure—adapt oneself to actual circumstances; act according to specific conditions
❍ 俗话说： “到什么山上唱什么歌。”又说： “～。”我们无论做什么事都要看情形办理，……(《毛泽东选集》891) There is a proverb，“Sing different songs on different mountains”； another runs，“Fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure”. Whatever we do must be done according to actual circumstances…
看菜吃饭，量体裁衣kan cai chi fan,liang ti cai yi
fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress (or clothes) to the figure—act according to actual circumstances
看菜吃饭，量体裁衣
regulate the appetite according to the dishes and cut the dress according to the figure—act according to real circumstances