Penny wise, pound foolish
Careful with small sums and careless with large ones.
English
Penny wise, pound foolish
Tiếng Việt
Tham bát bỏ mâm.
Tiết kiệm chuyện nhỏ mà thiệt chuyện lớn.
Examples
- He drove across town to save a pound on petrol — penny wise, pound foolish.
- Skipping the survey to save a few hundred was penny wise, pound foolish.