因小失大
拼音:yīn xiǎo shī dà英文翻譯
spoil the ship for a halfpennyworth of tartry to save a little but lose a lot
例句:
- 她不肯花錢修屋頂,現在房子漏了,家具毀了一半—這是因小失大再明顯不過的例子。She refused to spend money in repairing the roof, and now the rain has ruined half her furniture—a plain example of penny wise.