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:
- Muck and money go together
- Money begets money
- Children are poor men's riches
- To roll in money
- Success is never blamed
- Better be born lucky than rich
- Diligence is the mother of success (good luck)
- Time is money
- An ass loaded with gold climbs to the top of the castle
- A fool and his money are soon parted
- His money burns a hole in his pocket
- In for a penny, in for a pound
- Money spent on the brain is never spent in vain
- A penny soul never came to twopence
- Nothing succeeds like success