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From penny-wise and pound-foolish (“thrifty in the small and wasteful in the large”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
pound-foolish
Today it means: Being unwise in dealing with large amounts of money. Full definition →
Today it means: Being unwise in dealing with large amounts of money. Full definition →
From penny-wise and pound-foolish (“thrifty in the small and wasteful in the large”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.