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:
- A penny saved is a penny gained
- A good name is better than riches
- Success is never blamed
- He that serves God for money will serve the devil for better wages
- Money spent on the brain is never spent in vain
- Money has no smell
- To roll in money
- Money is a good servant but a bad master
- Time is money
- Cheek brings success
- In for a penny, in for a pound
- Speech is silver but silence is gold
- Children are poor men's riches
- A fool and his money are soon parted
- Money begets money