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单词 spoil the ship for a ha’p’orth/ha’pennyworth of tar
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spoil the ship for a ha’p’orth/ha’pennyworth of tar
  1. (saying) to cause something good to fail because you did not spend a small but necessary amount of money or time on a small but essential part of it因小失大
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