penny wise

English - Turkish

Definition of penny wise in English Turkish dictionary: ufak şeylerde tutumlu
penny wise and pound foolish: ufak şeylerde hasis büyük şeylerde müsrif
penny-wise: ufak şeylerde tutumlu
penny-wise: ufak şeylerde tutumlu, büyük şeylerde müsrif (kimse)

English - English

Definition of penny wise in English English dictionary
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
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
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
penny-wise: Thrifty in regards to small amounts of money
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
penny-wise: thrifty in small matters only
penny-wise: capable or wise in dealing with small money matters or other small issues
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

Hyphenation

pen·ny wise

peni wayz

/ˈpenē ˈwīz/ /ˈpɛniː ˈwaɪz/

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