penny-wise in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for penny-wise in the English»Italian Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

to be penny wise pound foolish

= essere oculato nelle piccole spese ma non in quelle grandi

penny-wise in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for penny-wise in the English»Italian Dictionary

penny-wise ADJ

to be penny-wise and pound-foolish

risparmiare sulle piccole spese e sperperare nelle grandi

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

However, companies contemplating increased expatriate placements, within their home countries (inbound) or overseas in host countries, are frequently penny-wise and pound-foolish with respect to real vs perceived costs.

en.wikipedia.org

Enabling teens to become penny-wise adults is, and always has been, a tricky social responsibility that has to keep pace with rapidly changing interests just to remain relevant.

news.nationalpost.com

Whether steamed in a paper cup or dry, right out a plastic bag, penny-wise university students have been living off ramen noodles for decades.

www.cbc.ca

That seems penny-wise, pound-foolish to me.

torontoist.com

It's penny-wise and pound foolish.

www.sj-r.com

It can be easy to be penny-wise but pound foolish when it comes to investing in reprocessing resources.

www.infectioncontroltoday.com

This is the most productive phase of their careers, but they would do good to be not penny-wise and pound-foolish.

www.espncricinfo.com

They're certainly penny-wise rather than plush.

www.ausbt.com.au

To begrudge the lack of taxes is penny-wise but pound-foolish.

www.annarbor.com

Do they make us penny-wise and hundreds of pounds foolish?

entertainment.time.com