Penny-wise and pound-foolish
Умен на пенни, а глуп на фунт. (Т. е. рискует большим ради малого).
Шампанское мы пьем, а на спичках экономим. Не жалей алтына, а то отдашь полтину.
Другие пословицы:
- Money spent on the brain is never spent in vain
- Money begets money
- A fool and his money are soon parted
- Time is money
- In for a penny, in for a pound
- Better be born lucky than rich
- Children are poor men's riches
- An ass is but an ass, though laden with gold
- To roll in money
- Muck and money go together
- All that glitters is not gold
- An ass loaded with gold climbs to the top of the castle
- No man loves his fetters, be they made of gold
- His money burns a hole in his pocket
- He that serves God for money will serve the devil for better wages