trim one's sails
verbDefinitions
To adjust a ship's sails to make the best of wind conditions.
To adapt to changing circumstances, especially if it involves scaling back one's ambitions
To adapt to changing circumstances, especially if it involves scaling back one's ambitions; to make cutbacks.
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Vish — recursive loop
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