pound-foolish
/ˌpaʊn(d)ˈfuːlɪʃ/adjective
Foolish in dealing with large sums of money, especially while taking care over small ones. Frequently in penny-wise (and) pound-foolish.
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in Francis Meres (?1566–1647), writer and translator. From pound + foolish.
- standing O.
- standing on one's head
- standing order
- standing ovation
- standing part
- Standing Rock
- standing room
- standing stone
- standing wave
- stand in the way of
- stand in with
- standish
- Standish, Myles
- stand of arms
- stand of colours
- stand off
- stand-off half
- stand-offish
- stand-offishly
- stand-offishness
- stand oil
- stand on
- stand on ceremony
- stand one's ground
- stand on me