pound-foolish

• Beschreibt jemanden, der bei kleinen Beträgen sparsam ist, bei großen Ausgaben aber verschwenderisch.

Describes a person who is careful with small amounts of money but wasteful with large sums.

1. Unwise with large sumsC1formalbritish

   Careless or imprudent when handling significant amounts of money, often while being overly careful with small amounts.

   Kleingeistig bei großen Ausgaben

   • He is penny-wise but pound-foolish, saving on small items while wasting thousands on bad investments.
   • The company's pound-foolish strategy led to massive losses despite minor cost-cutting.
   • Being pound-foolish means you risk financial ruin by ignoring big expenses.

   Synonymeextravagantimprudentlavishprodigalprofligatespendthriftthriftlesswasteful