The administration's plans to cut funding are penny-wise and pound-foolish.
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Pen spinning — Figure de pen spinning Le pen spinning ou jonglerie de stylo est une pratique qui consiste à manipuler un stylo avec ses doigts de manière esthétique à l’origine de le faire tourner d’où son nom anglais pen spinning. L’avantage de cette activité… … Wikipédia en Français
Wise "The Gold Pen" — Su trayectoria como compositor lo consolida como el “Hitmaker” de más éxitos en la industria del género Tropical y Urbano. Sus composiciones están garantizadas. Estadísticas certifican sus temas con un 96% en colocarse número uno. De quince temas … Wikipedia Español
Wise (composer) — Gabriel Antonio Cruz Padilla, (born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico), artistically known as Wise Da Gangsta or simply Wise, is a singer/songwriter in the reggaeton genre. Wise is 27 years old. Musical careerThe prolific songwriter has penned hit songs… … Wikipedia
penny-wise — [pen′ē wīz′] adj. careful or thrifty in regard to small matters penny wise and pound foolish careful or thrifty in small matters but careless or wasteful in major ones * * * pen·ny wise or pen·ny·wise (pĕnʹē wīz ) adj. Careful in dealing with… … Universalium
Omie Wise — Naomi Wise Born 1789 Died 1808 (1807 in other sources) Cause of death murder Resting place Providence Quaker Church Cemetery, Randolph County, North Carolina Other names … Wikipedia
Margaret Wise Brown — Born May 23, 1910 Brooklyn, New York Died November 13, 1952(1952 11 13) (aged 42) Nice, France Pen name Timothy Hay Golden MacDonald Juniper Sage Kaintuck Brown Occupation Writer, Editor … Wikipedia
Henry Augustus Wise — (May 24, 1819 – April 3, 1869) author and U.S. Naval Officer born in Brooklyn, New York, to George Stewart Wise and Catherine Standsberry. The Wise family moved to Virginia and his Naval career began in 1834 as a midshipman. Henry served in the U … Wikipedia
Penny wise — Penny Pen*ny, n.; pl. {Pennies}or {Pence}. Pennies denotes the number of coins; pence the amount of pennies in value. [OE. peni, AS. penig, pening, pending; akin to D. penning, OHG. pfenning, pfenting, G. pfennig, Icel. penningr; of uncertain… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
penny-wise — [pen′ē wīz′] adj. careful or thrifty in regard to small matters penny wise and pound foolish careful or thrifty in small matters but careless or wasteful in major ones … English World dictionary
