pound-foolish

• 指在小事上精打细算，在大事上却挥霍浪费的人。

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.

   大事糊涂

   • 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.

   同义词extravagantimprudentlavishprodigalprofligatespendthriftthriftlesswasteful