Sentence examples for it's penny from inspiring English sources

"It's penny wise and pound foolish".

"It's penny pinching and it's going to blow up because when it gets hot that smell is going to magnify 10-fold," said the source.

It's penny rich, pound poor, but it doesn't have to stay that way.

"It's penny wise and pound foolish to look at reducing funding, let alone defunding the program or stopping it completely".

If it's Penny, he's smoking and sipping martinis.

The two were often photographed together in promotional materials for Ringling Brothers, with it being said that "it is penny-ante poker which has made pals of Jack and the major".

But next to Alberta's oil sands and related industries, it's pennies on the dollar.

"It's penny-wise and pound-foolish," said Shelly Gehshan, the director of the Pew Children's Dental Campaign.

"It's penny-wise and dollar foolish".

He told the newspaper: "It's penny-wise and pound-foolish to try and save a few dollars if you're going to degrade our capacity to deliver our mission".

I don't think I'm making a huge leap here to say it's penny-wise and pound-foolish not to address the gap in access to care".