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penny-wise
ˈpenny-ˈwise, adj. phr. or a. [cf. penny 5.] Wise or prudent in regard to pence, i.e. careful (esp. over-careful) in small expenditures; usually in phr. penny-wise and pound-foolish, thrifty in small matters while careless or wasteful in large ones.1607 Topsell Four-f. Beasts 609 If by covetousnesse... Oxford English Dictionary
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Penny (English coin)
These might include: cut (one) off without a penny mean enough to steal a penny off a dead man's eyes not have two pennies to rub together penny-pincher penny-wise wikipedia.org
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be penny-wise and pound-foolish
be penny-wise and pound-foolishold-fashionedto be extremely careful about small amounts of money and not careful enough about larger amounts of money. Saving a little bit of money on repairs can lead to long-term damage. You don't want to be penny-wise and pound-foolish, now do you? Cambridge English Idioms Dictionary
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Wise Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
1. : having or showing wisdom or knowledge usually from learning or experiencing many things. a wise old woman. a wise saying. I'm a little wiser now than I was back then. — see also penny-wise, streetwise. 2. : based on good reasoning or information : showing good sense or judgment. The wisest course of action would be to leave.
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Wolfgang Ruck
foresight and planning on the part of Canada's Canoeing Team management in sending only four paddlers to compete in three events proved the old adage: "penny-wise wikipedia.org
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pound foolish
ˈpound ˈfoolish, a. Foolish in dealing with large sums: antithetical to penny-wise, q.v. So pound-foolishness, pound-folly: see penny-wisdom. Oxford English Dictionary
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"Penny-wise and pound the table dance to the beat of a different drummer". wikipedia.org
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minuterie
minuterie (mɪˈnjuːtərɪ) [Fr., = clockwork, timing mechanism, minuterie, f. minute minute n.1] a. A light switch incorporating a timing mechanism that automatically turns it off a short time after it has been (manually) turned on. b. An electric light controlled by such a switch.1955 W. Gaddis Recogn... Oxford English Dictionary
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May Bukas Pa (2009 TV series)
Well, it was a penny-wise pound-foolish decision, because the important sequence was botched." wikipedia.org
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penny
penny (ˈpɛnɪ) Pl. pennies (ˈpɛnɪz), pence (pɛns). Forms: see below. [OE. pęning, pęnding, pęnning, later pęniᵹ = OFris. panning, pęnning, -ig, OS. pęnning (MLG., LG. pennink; MDu. penninc, -ing-, also pēni(n)c; Du. penning), OHG. pfęnning (phantinc, phęnting), pfęnting (MHG. pfenninc, -ic, -ig-, Ger... Oxford English Dictionary
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Sir James Lowther, 4th Baronet
frugal, which earned him a reputation for parsimony and the soubriquet of "Farthing Jemmy", After his death, anecdotes appeared suggesting him to be both penny-wise wikipedia.org
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Greek battleship Salamis
Kerr criticized this purchase as "penny-wise and pound-foolish" for ships that were "entirely useless for war", carrying a price that could have paid for wikipedia.org
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access
▪ I. access, n. (ˈæksɪs, ækˈsɛs) Forms: 4 acces; 4–7 accesse; 5– access; and in the special sense IV: 4 axcesse, axcess; 5 axces, axesse, axez, aksis; 5–6 axes, axis; 6 axys, acceys. [In sense IV, the earliest in Eng., a. Fr. accès, OFr. aces, aceis:—L. accēss-us, a coming unto, vbl. n. f. accēd-ĕre... Oxford English Dictionary
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Dionisie Eclesiarhul
Mourouzis, whom he describes as an incompetent administrator, strecurând țânțariul și înghițind cămila ("sieving out mosquitoes and gulping camels", as in: "penny-wise wikipedia.org
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arm
▪ I. arm, n.1 (ɑːm) Forms: 1– arm, 1–3 (WS.) earm, 2–3 erm, (eorm), 3 ærm, (Orm.) arrm, arum, 4–7 arme. [Common Teutonic: cf. OS. arm, OFris. arm, erm, OHG. aram, arm, ON. armr, Goth. arms:—OTeut. *armoz, cogn. w. L. armus shoulder; cf. Gr. ἁρµός joint, Skr. īrmas, f. Aryan root ar- to fit, join.] I... Oxford English Dictionary
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