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wise

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GET WISE,

PENNY WISE AND POUND FOOLISH,

PUT WISE,

THE WISER.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[penny wise and pound foolish] Wise or careful in small things but not careful enough in important things. - A proverb. * /Mr. Smith's fence is rotting and falling down […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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