C1idiommoneyIELTS-friendly
a false economy
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a way of saving money that ends up costing more later
Usually 'something is a false economy'. Useful in IELTS answers about spending, quality and public budgets. Compare 'của rẻ là của ôi'.
In context
Buying cheap shoes is a false economy if they fall apart in a month.
Cutting the training budget proved to be a false economy for the hospital.
More idioms about money
- a cash cowa product or business that steadily makes a lot of money
- a gold minea business or thing that makes a lot of money, or a rich source of something
- a golden handshakea large sum of money paid to someone when they leave a job
- a money pitsomething, often a house or car, that costs you much more money than it is worth
- a nest eggan amount of money saved over time for the future, such as retirement