pound-foolish
pound-foolish · more pound-foolish · most pound-foolish
Being unwise in dealing with large amounts of moneyBeing unwise in dealing with large amounts of money.
Meaning
1 sensesBeing unwise in dealing with large amounts of money.
unwise in dealing with large sums
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From penny-wise and pound-foolish (“thrifty in the small and wasteful in the large”).From penny-wise and pound-foolish (“thrifty in the small and wasteful in the large”).
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Forms
more pound-foolish, most pound-foolish| Comparative | more pound-foolish Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most pound-foolish Lesson |
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Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form