pound foolish

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Definition of pound foolish in English English dictionary

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
pound-foolish
Being unwise in dealing with large amounts of money
penny-wise pound-foolish
{s} capable of dealing with small things but unable to manage the larger issues
penny wise and pound foolish
intelligent in trivial matters but foolish in important ones
pound-foolish
unwise in dealing with large sums
pound-foolish
incapable or unwise in dealing with large money matters or other large issues
pound foolish

    Hyphenation

    Pound fool·ish

    Turkish pronunciation

    paund fulîş

    Pronunciation

    /ˈpound ˈfo͞oləsʜ/ /ˈpaʊnd ˈfuːlɪʃ/
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