penny-wise

• Décrit une personne économe dans les petites dépenses, souvent au détriment de considérations financières plus importantes.

Describes someone who is careful with small amounts of money, often at the expense of larger financial considerations.

1. Thrifty in small matters onlyC1formal

   Careful and economical with small amounts of money, but often wasteful or careless with larger sums.

   Économe dans les petites choses

   • He is penny-wise, always clipping coupons, but he bought an unnecessarily expensive car.
   • Being penny-wise and pound-foolish is a common financial mistake.
   • She saved a few dollars on groceries but wasted hundreds on a faulty appliance.

   Antonymesextravagantprodigalspendthriftwasteful