Penny Wise and Pound Foolish——因小失大
** Careful with one's spending of small sums of money but careless and wasteful with larger amounts.（一個人謹慎花一筆小錢，卻草率浪費大額金錢。）
~~ 省小錢吃大虧；貪小便宜吃大虧；撿了芝麻丢了西瓜；小處精明，大處浪費；小處聰明，大處糊塗。
~~ spare at the spigot（塞子）, and let out the bunghole （瓶口）因小失大；貪小失大!!
This proverb is originated in Englandin 1598:“Least he (as it is wont to be sayd) be penny wise and pound foolish, least he I say, gather ashes, and cast away flower.”
（這句諺語起源於英格蘭，於1598年發表：“至少他（因為他不會說）是貪小失大，至少我說他，收集灰燼，扔掉花”。）
>> Cutting the education budget is cutting investment in future prosperity - penny wise and pound foolish.
（削減教育預算即是削減對未來繁榮的投資——因小失大。）
>> You collect coupons to save on food cost, but go to expensive restaurants - penny wise and pound follish.
（你收集優惠券以節省食物花費，卻去昂貴餐廳消費，小處節約，大處浪費。）
學勤進修教育中心英語專科導師教 李啓文 授