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
He was penny-wise and pound-foolish, so he cut out the wireless to save a miserable hundred and forty dollars a month.
From Cappy Ricks Retires by Kyne, Peter B. (Peter Bernard)
