penny wise in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for penny wise in the English»Serbian Dictionary

pen·ny 'wise ADJ

to be penny wise and pound-foolish

uzbuđivati se zbog pogrešnih stvari

to be penny wise and pound-foolish

štedljiv kod malih, rasipan kod velikih svota

Translations for penny wise in the English»Serbian Dictionary

pen·ny <pl -nies [or Brit pence]> ['peni, pl pen(t)s] N

1. penny:

penny

peni m

to not cost a penny

biti besplatan

Phrases:

to be worth every penny

vredeti svaki dinar

the penny drops Brit

konačno shvatiti

to spend a penny

ići u toalet inf

I.wise¹ [waɪz] ADJ

1. wise (having knowledge and sagacity):

wise

mudar

wise

razborit

the Three Wise Men REL

Tri mudraca

to be older and wiser

biti stariji i pametniji

2. wise (showing sagacity):

wise

mudar

wise words

mudre reči

3. wise (sensible):

wise

razuman

wise

razborit

a wise choice

razuman izbor

a wise decision

mudra odluka

4. wise pred (experienced):

to be worldly wise

imati životno iskustvo

5. wise pred inf (aware):

to get wise to sb

nadmudriti nekoga

to get wise to sth

doskočiti nečemu

6. wise esp Am inf (cheeky):

to act wise

ponašati se drsko

Phrases:

early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise prov

≈ ko rano rani, dve sreće grabi prov

II.wise¹ [waɪz] N

the wise pl

mudraci

wise² [waɪz] N no pl old

wise

način m

in no wise

ni na koji način

in no wise

nikako

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The problem is that the market here is in danger sometimes due to its penny wise and pound foolish nature.

www.thehindu.com

One should not be penny wise and pound foolish.

www.punchng.com

Even if they offer a discount for a package, why go for the whole thing just to be penny wise, but pound foolish?

business.inquirer.net

This is often penny wise and pound foolish.

news.nationalpost.com

It is a penny wise and pound foolish approach to wait until the storm has passed.

news.blogs.cnn.com

Governments are typically penny wise and pound foolish.

www.firstpost.com

If by covetousnesse or negligence, one withdraw from them their ordinary foode, he shall be penny wise, and pound foolish.

cleantechnica.com

It is penny wise pound foolish to defer these payments until they accumulate and embarrass the business.

www.punchng.com

I would say the whole experience made me a bit frugal, or perhaps penny wise and pound-foolish.

www.telegraph.co.uk

So were government bureaucrats penny wise and pound foolish?

thechronicleherald.ca