pound-foolish
Example Sentences
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Ms Devlin added the move is a "penny-wise and pound-foolish approach to workforce".
From BBC • May 15, 2023
That could make the squishy “engagement” and meager traffic that local news sites have seen as benefits of giving content to Twitter seem penny wise and pound-foolish.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 4, 2022
But the strategy is penny-wise, pound-foolish — not to mention cruel.
From Washington Post • Apr. 15, 2022
“There’s more money lost ... not being smart. Penny-wise, pound-foolish sort of thing.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2021
The unexpected arrival in his midst of an armed smack, followed by a spell of vigorous pressing, taught him that to be penny-wise is sometimes to be pound-foolish.
From The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore by Hutchinson, J. R. (John Robert)
