소탐대실

小貪大失

🧠 Wisdom idiom

What it means · 뜻

작게 탐하다 크게 잃는다.

Example · 예문

쿠폰 따러 2시간? 소탐대실이야.

Two hours chasing coupons? Small greed, big loss.

How it's used · 쓰임새

小貪大失 — 'small greed, big loss.' The pinch-a-little, lose-a-lot warning under every scam news story and penny-stock disaster.

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