Penny-wise and pound-foolish
Умен на пенни, а глуп на фунт. (Т. е. рискует большим ради малого).
Шампанское мы пьем, а на спичках экономим. Не жалей алтына, а то отдашь полтину.
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- Money has no smell
- In for a penny, in for a pound
- Diligence is the mother of success (good luck)
- An ass loaded with gold climbs to the top of the castle
- Better be born lucky than rich
- An ass is but an ass, though laden with gold
- Money spent on the brain is never spent in vain
- Money often unmakes the men who make it
- No man loves his fetters, be they made of gold
- To roll in money
- He that has no money needs no purse
- Money is a good servant but a bad master
- Success is never blamed
- One law for the rich, and another for the poor
- Muck and money go together