penny wise and pound foolish

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Prudent and thrifty with small amounts of money, but wasteful with large amounts. idiomatic,not-comparable,usually
    — In the past our government has nowhere been more penny wise and pound foolish than in connection with its expenditures for conservation.

词形变化

more penny wise and pound foolish comparative most penny wise and pound foolish superlative penny-wise and pound-foolish alternative penny wise, pound foolish alternative

词源

From the British currency (one penny being one hundredth of a pound or, prior to decimalisation, one 240th of a pound).
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