penny wise im PONS Wörterbuch

Übersetzungen für penny wise im Englisch»Serbisch-Wörterbuch

pen·ny <pl -nies [or Brit pence]> ['peni, pl pen(t)s] SUBST

I.wise1 [waɪz] ADJ

II.wise1 [waɪz] SUBST

wise2 [waɪz] SUBST kein Pl veraltet

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Englisch
The problem is that the market here is in danger sometimes due to its penny wise and pound foolish nature.
www.thehindu.com
One should not be penny wise and pound foolish.
www.punchng.com
Even if they offer a discount for a package, why go for the whole thing just to be penny wise, but pound foolish?
business.inquirer.net
This is often penny wise and pound foolish.
news.nationalpost.com
It is a penny wise and pound foolish approach to wait until the storm has passed.
news.blogs.cnn.com
Governments are typically penny wise and pound foolish.
www.firstpost.com
If by covetousnesse or negligence, one withdraw from them their ordinary foode, he shall be penny wise, and pound foolish.
cleantechnica.com
It is penny wise pound foolish to defer these payments until they accumulate and embarrass the business.
www.punchng.com
I would say the whole experience made me a bit frugal, or perhaps penny wise and pound-foolish.
www.telegraph.co.uk
So were government bureaucrats penny wise and pound foolish?
thechronicleherald.ca

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