careful with small amounts of money but wasteful with large amounts
бережлив с маленькими суммами, но расточителен с большими суммами (berezhliv s malenkimi summami, no rastochitelen s bol'shimi summami)
"He’s penny wise and pound foolish when it comes to investments."
"Он пени уайз энд паунд фулиш в вопросах инвестиций." (On penny wise and pound foolish v voprosakh investitsiy.)
to start a relationship or activity in a positive way
to make a serious promise or pledge
not tell anyone about something
to keep one's plans or ideas secret
to sell very quickly and in large quantities
to replace old things or ideas with new ones
