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有些人可能会说他是因小失大。Some might say he is penny wise and pound foolish.

我们不能因小失大。We can't risk big things for the sake of small ones.

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因小失大。建设项目。更换律师。Being too cheap. Construction Project. Changing lawyers.

因小失大，让小事情束受教的人就会失去最重要的东西。He that lets the small things bind him , leaves the great.

我知道，但是不要因小失大。到头来廉价汽油会破坏汽车引擎。The cheap gas will ruin your car's engine in the long run.

在我们制造车间新近的扩建工程中，我们可不能过份吝啬，因小失大。Let's not be penny-wise and pound-foolish in the new expansion of our production plant.

朋友，你对这只因小失大的猴子怎么看？Friend, what do you think of this Monkey who would give up so much to retrieve so little?

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许多女性都有过这种因小失大的经历，但痛心疾首后却屡教不改。Many women have been penny wise and pound this experience, but hate bitterly later recidivism.

他的弟弟是最好的员工之一，我可不想因小失大。His brother is one of our best people, and I don't want to throw the baby out with the bath water.

缩减教育预算是因小失大，因为公共教育是一项对我们的未来投资。Education budget cuts are penny wise and pound foolish since public education is an investment in our future.

同时也提醒广大上班一族，熬夜看球要注意保护自己的健康，不要因小失大。Futhermore, the recommend to office ladies and gentlemen, attention to keep your health when staying up late.

雷远想去解救他们的同志，老资格拼命拉住雷远，告诉他不能因小失大。LeiYuan want to go to save their comrades, senior hard pull LeiYuan, told him he should keep the tail from wagging the dog.

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缩减教育预算是因小失大，因为公共教育是对我们未来的一种投资。The loss will outweigh the gain if the education budget is cut back, because public education is the investment in our future.

倘若患者盲目自诊自医，往往会因小失大，造成不可避免的“麻烦”。If patient from examines blindly from the medicine, will often be penny-wise and pound foolish, will create inevitably "troublesome".

中国是有“小不忍则乱大谋”“因小失大”等古话，但绝对不适用“萨德”部署。There are ancient Chinese sayings that advise people to "forbear small inconveniences for the big picture", but that doesn't apply to THAAD deployment.

但是如果你纳税情况比较复杂，或者你根本拿不准什么该报什么不该报，那么当你报税时遗漏了什么东西，你就因小失大了。However, if your tax situation is at all complicated, or you're at all unsure of what you need to report, then doing your own taxes can end up costing you if you miss something.

翻新机的细节总还是有迹可循的，需要购买的玩家请多加检查，切勿贪便宜因小失大。Retreading machine's detail always has the mark to follow, needs to purchase plays the family please to inspect, is sure not to greedy for petty profit is penny-wise and pound foolish.

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在解决某一部分武装问题时还要考虑到对其他部分的影响，不要贪小便宜，不要因小失大，而要从全盘考虑问题。When dealing with a specific local armed band, you should consider the others at the same time. You should have the overall situation in mind, refraining from seeking small gains at great cost.