penny-wise /ˈpɛniˌwaɪz/ adjective Learner's definition of PENNY-WISE
penny-wise and/but pound-foolish
: careful about small amounts of money but not about large amounts小钱精明,大钱糊涂;小事聪明,大事糊涂;贪小失大 —
used especially to describe something that is done to save a small amount of money now but that will cost a large amount of money in the future尤用于描述当前节省了小钱却导致将来损失大钱