penny-wise

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von penny-wise im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch: ufak şeylerde tutumlu; ufak şeylerde tutumlu, büyük şeylerde müsrif (kimse); ufak şeylerde tutumlu
penny wise and pound foolish: ufak şeylerde hasis büyük şeylerde müsrif

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von penny-wise im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: Thrifty in regards to small amounts of money; thrifty in small matters only; capable or wise in dealing with small money matters or other small issues
penny-wise and pound-foolish: Thrifty about petty matters and wasteful about important matters
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: intelligent in trivial matters but foolish in important ones
pennywise: {s} saving small amounts of money at the risk of larger sums; careful in dealing with small matters; stingy or cheap on improper occasions

penny-wise

Silbentrennung

pen·ny-wise

() penny +‎ wise

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