penny-wise|penny wise in English

capable or wise in dealing with small money matters or other small issues

Use "penny-wise|penny wise" in a sentence

1. Penny wise and pound foolish.

2. 2 Penny wise and pound foolish.

3. Don't be penny wise and pound foolish.

4. She is always penny wise and pound foolish.

5. Some might say he is penny wise and pound foolish.

6. I know, but don't be penny wise and pound foolish. They won't last long.

7. Education budget cuts are penny wise and pound foolish since public education is an investment in our future.

8. Don't be penny wise and pound foolish. The cheap gas will ruin your car's engine in the long run.

9. Forbidding private phone calls in the office cannot really reduce the company's expenses; it's just being penny wise and pound foolish.

10. His fence is rotting and falling down because he wouldn't spend money to pain it . He is penny wise and pound foolish.

11. " A penny saved is a penny earned . "

12. A penny saved is a penny gained. 

13. Mr. Brown bought a cheap truck to make money, but it was too old for long-distance transportation. He was penny wise and pound foolish.

14. 5 A penny saved is a penny gained. 

15. A penny saved is a penny earned. Benjamin Franklin 

16. 3 Penny and penny, laid up, will be many. 

17. Dick's heart trouble became worse because he wouldn't spend money to see a doctor at the beginning; he was indeed penny wise and pound foolish.

18. It is penny wise and pound foolish to do otherwise. Style does matter. It pays real dividends in terms of correctness, usability, robustness, and maintainability.

19. 8 Penny and penny, laid up, will be many. 

20. A penny saved is a penny earned(or gained). 

21. Not a penny.

22. 10 A penny saved is a penny earned(or gained). 

23. He refused to spend money in repairing the roof, and now the rain has ruined half his furniture- a plain example of penny wise and pound foolish.

24. A penny-farthing

25. 1 A penny saved is a penny earned. Benjamin Franklin