to be penny wise pound foolish

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• penny wise, pound foolish — Someone who is penny wise, pound foolish can be very careful or mean with small amounts of money, yet wasteful and extravagant with large sums …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• penny wise, pound foolish — phrase not willing to spend small amounts of money, but likely to spend large amounts in a stupid way Thesaurus: careful with moneysynonym Main entry: penny …   Useful english dictionary

• penny wise, pound foolish —    Someone who is penny wise, pound foolish can be very careful or mean with small amounts of money, yet wasteful and extravagant with large sums.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• Penny wise, pound foolish —   Someone who is penny wise, pound foolish can be very careful or mean with small amounts of money, yet wasteful and extravagant with large sums …   Dictionary of English idioms

• penny wise, pound foolish — careful with pennies but careless with pounds, penny wise, dollar dumb    Our budget is penny wise and pound foolish we save a little on food, and waste a lot on a luxury car! …   English idioms

• penny-wise pound-foolish — adj. capable of dealing with small things but unable to manage the larger issues …   English contemporary dictionary

• penny wise, pound foolish — not willing to spend small amounts of money, but likely to spend large amounts in a stupid way …   English dictionary

• pound-foolish — [pound′fo͞ol′ish] adj. not handling large sums of money wisely: see PENNY WISE * * * pound fool·ish (poundʹfo͞oʹlĭsh) adj. Unwise in dealing with large sums of money or large matters.   [From the phrase penny wise, pound foolish.] * * * …   Universalium

• penny-wise and/but pound-foolish — careful about small amounts of money but not about large amounts used especially to describe something that is done to save a small amount of money now but that will cost a large amount of money in the future The administration s plans to cut fu …   Useful english dictionary

• penny wise and pound foolish — Wise or careful in small things but not careful enough in important things. A proverb. * /Mr. Smith s fence is rotting and falling down because he wouldn t spend money to paint it. He is penny wise and pound foolish./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• penny wise and pound foolish — Wise or careful in small things but not careful enough in important things. A proverb. * /Mr. Smith s fence is rotting and falling down because he wouldn t spend money to paint it. He is penny wise and pound foolish./ …   Dictionary of American idioms