"chase pennies with dollars" meaning in English

{
  "etymology_text": "References the foolhardy nature of spending more money, resources, or time, in order to earn or save lesser amounts.\nChiefly used within the United States, in business and finance settings and media.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chases pennies with dollars",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chasing pennies with dollars",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chased pennies with dollars",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chased pennies with dollars",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "chase pennies with dollars (third-person singular simple present chases pennies with dollars, present participle chasing pennies with dollars, simple past and past participle chased pennies with dollars)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "American English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2015, Glen Gainer, Charleston Gazette-Mail, State employee pay switch plan placed on hold",
          "text": "I believe we’re being asked to chase pennies with dollars, and it will cost the taxpayers.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2012, L.G. Weinzimmer, J. McConoughey, The Wisdom of Failure: How to Learn the Tough Leadership Lessons Without Paying the Price",
          "text": "Irrational Greed: Chasing Pennies With Dollars",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To expend more money or effort in gaining something (especially, a cost reduction or revenue addition) than it is worth."
      ],
      "id": "en-chase_pennies_with_dollars-en-verb-zhG8IDmi",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(US) To expend more money or effort in gaining something (especially, a cost reduction or revenue addition) than it is worth."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "penny wise and pound foolish"
        },
        {
          "word": "throw good money after bad"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃeɪs ˈpɛniz wɪð ˈdɑlɚz/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/- wɪθ -/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "chase pennies with dollars"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "References the foolhardy nature of spending more money, resources, or time, in order to earn or save lesser amounts.\nChiefly used within the United States, in business and finance settings and media.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chases pennies with dollars",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chasing pennies with dollars",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chased pennies with dollars",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chased pennies with dollars",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "chase pennies with dollars (third-person singular simple present chases pennies with dollars, present participle chasing pennies with dollars, simple past and past participle chased pennies with dollars)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "penny wise and pound foolish"
    },
    {
      "word": "throw good money after bad"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "American English",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English verbs",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2015, Glen Gainer, Charleston Gazette-Mail, State employee pay switch plan placed on hold",
          "text": "I believe we’re being asked to chase pennies with dollars, and it will cost the taxpayers.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2012, L.G. Weinzimmer, J. McConoughey, The Wisdom of Failure: How to Learn the Tough Leadership Lessons Without Paying the Price",
          "text": "Irrational Greed: Chasing Pennies With Dollars",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To expend more money or effort in gaining something (especially, a cost reduction or revenue addition) than it is worth."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(US) To expend more money or effort in gaining something (especially, a cost reduction or revenue addition) than it is worth."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃeɪs ˈpɛniz wɪð ˈdɑlɚz/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/- wɪθ -/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "chase pennies with dollars"
}