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形容詞

pennywise (not comparable)

1. Careful with small amounts of money or over small matters.
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形容詞

penny-wise (comparative more penny-wise, superlative most penny-wise)

1. Thrifty in regards to small amounts of money.

使用する際の注意点

• Used in the expression penny wise and pound foolish to describe someone whose thrift does not extend to larger amounts.

関連する語

• penny wisdom

参考

• take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves