penny–wise
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Britannica Dictionary definition of PENNY–WISE
penny-wise and/but pound-foolish
:
careful about small amounts of money but not about large amounts
— 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
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The administration's plans to cut funding are penny-wise and pound-foolish.
