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English
Etymology
From penny-wise and pound-foolish (“thrifty in the small and wasteful in the large”).
Adjective
pound-foolish (comparative more pound-foolish, superlative most pound-foolish)
- Being unwise in dealing with large amounts of money.
1976, MI Roemer with CE Hopkins, “Response to MK Chen”, in Medical Care:Accordingly, by Dr. Chen's method of calculation, the copayment experience would have to be deemed even more pound-foolish than we found it to be.
Translations
being unwise in dealing with large amounts of money