penny wise pound foolish

penny-wise and pound-foolish

So concerned with saving money in any way possible that one fails to allocate money to things that will ultimately force one to spend more (due to lack of quality, proper maintenance, etc.). I know you don't want to pay for this expensive course of treatment, but when ignoring your health lands you in the hospital and you have to miss work, you'll see that you were penny-wise and pound-foolish.

penny ˌwise (and) pound ˈfoolish

used to say that somebody is very careful about small matters but much less sensible about larger, more important things: When it comes to a used car, don’t be penny wise and pound foolish. Spend the money to have the vehicle checked out.

词组	penny wise pound foolish
释义	penny wise pound foolish penny-wise and pound-foolish So concerned with saving money in any way possible that one fails to allocate money to things that will ultimately force one to spend more (due to lack of quality, proper maintenance, etc.). I know you don't want to pay for this expensive course of treatment, but when ignoring your health lands you in the hospital and you have to miss work, you'll see that you were penny-wise and pound-foolish. See also: and Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. penny ˌwise (and) pound ˈfoolish used to say that somebody is very careful about small matters but much less sensible about larger, more important things: When it comes to a used car, don’t be penny wise and pound foolish. Spend the money to have the vehicle checked out. See also: foolish, penny, pound, wise Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: be penny-wise and dollar-foolish foolish color of someone's money, see the be burning a hole in (one's) pocket be burning a hole in your pocket blood money caught short be caught short be caught/taken short be made of money
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