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be penny-wise and pound-foolish
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be penny-wise and pound-foolish (old-fashioned)
to be extremely careful about small amounts of money and not careful enough about larger amounts of money. Saving a little bit of money on repairs can lead to long-term damage. You don't want to be penny-wise and pound-foolish, now do you?

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