pound-foolish

(pound'fū'lĭsh)
adj.
Unwise in dealing with large sums of money or large matters.

[From the phrase penny-wise, pound-foolish.]

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: unwise in dealing with large sums

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - når man sparer på skillingen og lader daleren rulle

Nederlands (Dutch)
misplaatst zuinig

Français (French)
adj. - dépensier

Deutsch (German)
adj. - im Großen verschwenderisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - που δεν ξέρει να διαχειρίζεται μεγάλα ποσά

Italiano (Italian)
prodigo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - perdulário

Русский (Russian)
расточительный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - gastador, manirroto

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - slösaktig i stort

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
省小钱吃大亏的, 因小失大的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 省小錢吃大虧的, 因小失大的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 한푼을 아끼고, 천금을 잃는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 一文惜しみの百失いの, 百文失うような

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غير حكيم في إنفاق المبالغ الكبيرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮בזבזן (בד"כ גם חוסך בקטנות)‬

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