Übersetzungen für „penny-wise“ im Englisch » Deutsch-Wörterbuch

pen·ny ˈwise ADJ

to be penny wise

das Geld zusammenhalten

to be penny wise and pound foolish

am falschen Ende sparen

Beispiele aus dem PONS Wörterbuch (redaktionell geprüft)

penny wise [and] pound foolish

sparsam im Kleinen, [und] verschwenderisch im Großen

to be penny wise and pound foolish

am falschen Ende sparen

Einsprachige Beispiele (nicht von der PONS Redaktion geprüft)

Englisch

This is often penny wise and pound foolish.

news.nationalpost.com

What does seem clear is that cutting costs in this complex area could prove penny wise and pound foolish.

blogs.telegraph.co.uk

It is a penny wise and pound foolish approach to wait until the storm has passed.

news.blogs.cnn.com

Penny wise and pound foolish, or some such saying.

www.macleans.ca

Governments are typically penny wise and pound foolish.

www.firstpost.com

It is penny wise pound foolish to defer these payments until they accumulate and embarrass the business.

www.punchng.com

Penny wise and pound foolish if you sell.

www.catholicherald.co.uk

Deferral of maintenance is penny wise and pound foolish.

www.canberratimes.com.au

Chasing near-term returns on science funding is a frighteningly apt example of that old adage in action: penny wise, pound foolish.

theconversation.com

So were government bureaucrats penny wise and pound foolish?

thechronicleherald.ca