penny-wise pound-foolish

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Definition of penny-wise pound-foolish in English Turkish dictionary

penny wise and pound foolish
ufak şeylerde hasis büyük şeylerde müsrif
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Definition of penny-wise pound-foolish in English English dictionary

penny-wise pound-foolish
{s} capable of dealing with small things but unable to manage the larger issues
don't be penny wise and pound foolish
Don't focus on minutiae and lose sight of the big picture; don't obsess over tiny inconsequential efficiencies while glaring inefficiencies are going on elsewhere
don't be penny wise and pound foolish
Don't be careful when it comes to spending small amounts of money, but careless when spending much larger amounts
penny wise and pound foolish
prudent and thrifty with small amounts of money, but wasteful and profligate with large amounts
penny-wise and pound-foolish
Thrifty about petty matters and wasteful about important matters
penny wise and pound foolish
intelligent in trivial matters but foolish in important ones
penny-wise pound-foolish
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