Sentence examples for be penny from inspiring English sources
noun
In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a copper coin worth of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation. Abbreviation: d.
Purchase the highest quality lubricants that you can find; don't be "penny wise and pound foolish" and try to scrimp on these items.
Even if the Court sees a rationale for barring CalPERS in this particular case, upholding the Second Circuit would be penny wise, pound foolish.
This approach was shown to be penny wise but pound foolish when the country experienced an epidemic of drug-resistant tuberculosis -- driven mainly by former prison inmates -- during the 1990's.
That approach could be penny wise and pound foolish, however.
However…you cannot be penny wise and pound foolish.
The U.S. Mint is finding it harder to be penny wise as the metal used to make the coins gets more costly.
You don't want to be penny-wise and pound-foolish".
It would truly be penny-wise and pound-foolish.
"Cutting this agency would be penny-wise and pound-foolish.
In cutting educational subsidies, states may be penny-wise and pound-foolish, Mr. Ehrenberg said.
"Supporters of our campaign expect us to be penny-wise," Scott Stanzel, a Bush spokesman, said.
