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pound-foolish
/pˈaʊndfˈuːlɪʃ/
/pˈaʊndfˈuːlɪʃ/
pound foolishpound-foolish
01
unwise in dealing with large sums
Examples
It wo n't cost a penny and failing to do so might well prove pound-foolish.
l'd been pound foolish.
