be+foolish
101penny 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) …
102penny 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! …
103penny-wise and pound-foolish — wise or careful in small things to the costly neglect of important things He is penny wise and pound foolish and is always wasting his money on things that he doesn t need …
104be penny-wise and pound-foolish — old fashioned to be extremely careful about small amounts of money and not careful enough about larger amounts of money. Saving a little bit of money on repairs can lead to long term damage. You don t want to be penny wise and pound foolish, now… …
105penny wise and pound foolish — unwise because doing something small now would prevent much more trouble later. Education budget cuts are penny wise and pound foolish – public education is an investment in our future …
106Penny 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 …
107penny wise and pound foolish — ► penny wise and pound foolish economical in small matters but extravagant in large ones. Main Entry: ↑penny …
108pound-foolish — [pound′fo͞ol′ish] adj. not handling large sums of money wisely: see PENNY WISE …
109pound-foolish — adjective unwise in dealing with large sums • Similar to: ↑wasteful * * * ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : imprudent in dealing with large sums or matters used chiefly in the phrase penny wise and pound foolish * * * pound foolˈish adjective Neglecting …
110penny 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 …
