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1 pound
I noun1) ((also pound sterling: usually abbreviated to $L when written with a number) the standard unit of British currency, 100 (new) pence.) funt2) ((usually abbreviated to lb(s) when written with a number) a measure of weight (0.454 kilograms).) funtII noun(an enclosure or pen into which stray animals are put: a dog-pound.) stajaIII verb1) (to hit or strike heavily; to thump: He pounded at the door; The children were pounding on the piano.) tolči2) (to walk or run heavily: He pounded down the road.) topotati3) (to break up (a substance) into powder or liquid: She pounded the dried herbs.) zdrobiti* * *I [páund]nounfunt (angleški denar); funt (453,59 g)figuratively to pay 20 shillings in the pound — polno plačati, vse plačatiin for a penny, in for a pound — see pennyit is a matter of pounds, shillings and pence — to je čisto denarno vprašanjeII [páund]1.nounstaja za izgubljeno živino, obor; skladišče za izgubljene predmete; figuratively ječa; hunting težek položaj;2.transitive verbzapreti v stajo, obor (često up)III [páund]nountolčenje, razbijanje, udarecIV [páund]1.transitive verbtolči, raztolči, zdrobiti, razdrobiti; butati, bobnati, razbijati (s pestmi); zabijati, močno udarjati;2.intransitive verbrazbijati (tudi srce), bobnati; vleči noge za seboj (zlasti along), klecati (kolena)American slang to pound the ear — spatito pound into s.o. — vbijati komu kaj v glavoto pound away at — delati z vso vnemo; napadati, kritizirati
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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