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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Другие пословицы:
- He that serves God for money will serve the devil for better wages
- A penny soul never came to twopence
- Success is never blamed
- Muck and money go together
- Money often unmakes the men who make it
- A thief passes for a gentleman when stealing has made him rich
- To roll in money
- Money has no smell
- In for a penny, in for a pound
- A fool and his money are soon parted
- Speech is silver but silence is gold
- Money is a good servant but a bad master
- An ass loaded with gold climbs to the top of the castle
- Cheek brings success
- An ass is but an ass, though laden with gold