don't be penny wise and pound foolish »
Don't be careful when it comes to spending small amounts of money, but careless when spending much larger amounts.Don't focus on minutiae and lose sight of the big picture; don't obsess over tiny inconsequential efficiencies while glaring inefficiencies are going on elsewhere.
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drain the swamp when up to one's neck in alligators »
(idiomatic) When performing a long and complex task, and when you've gotten utterly immersed in secondary and tertiary unexpected tangential subtasks, it's easy to lose sight of the initial objective. This sort of distraction can be particularly problematic if the all-consuming subtask or sub-subtask is not, after all, particularly vital to the original, primary goal, but ends up sucking up time and resources (out of all proportion to its actual importance) only because it seems so urgent.
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eye candy »
Any object or sight with considerable visual appeal.
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feast for the eyes »
Visually pleasing sight.
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give 'em enough rope »
Allow one to function unhindered, or without further overbearing oversight.
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hindsight is 20/20 »
(idiomatic) In hindsight things are obvious that were not obvious from the outset; one is able to evaluate past choices more clearly than at the time of the choice.
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if looks could kill »
A phrase said upon catching sight of someone's giving you a particularly nasty look of discontent or disapproval.
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in the short run »
Lasting only a short time, shortsightedly.
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into thin air »
Immediately and inexplicably out of sight.
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look before you leap »
Don't jump into something too precipitously; be at least a bit foresightful or circumspect.
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not a pretty sight »
Something disappointing, disquieting, disreputable, or otherwise unworthy of admiration.
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not a pretty sight »
Something visually unappealing, ranging from mildly unattractive to utterly disgusting in appearance.
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on sight »
I recognized him on sight.
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on sight »
Immediately when sighted.
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one swallow does not a summer make »
One sighting or instance of an event does not necessarily indicate a trend.
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