pound-foolish

adj

Etymology

From penny-wise and pound-foolish (“thrifty in the small and wasteful in the large”).

Definitions

  1. Being unwise in dealing with large amounts of money.

    • Accordingly, by Dr. Chen's method of calculation, the copayment experience would have to be deemed even more pound-foolish than we found it to be.

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