penny wise and pound foolish (English, adj)
expansion: penny wise and pound foolish (not generally comparable, comparative more penny wise and pound foolish, superlative most penny wise and pound foolish)
Senses:
glosses: Prudent and thrifty with small amounts of money, but wasteful with large amounts.
tags: idiomatic
not-comparable
usually
Forms:
form: more penny wise and pound foolish
tags: comparative
form: most penny wise and pound foolish
tags: superlative
form: penny-wise and pound-foolish
tags: alternative
form: penny wise, pound foolish
tags: alternative