| 1. | We can 't risk big things for the sake of small ones .
我们不能因小失大。 |
| 2. | Burn not your house to rid it of the mouse .
不要为了驱鼠而焚烧房屋（勿因小失大）。 |
| 3. | Some might say he is penny wise and pound foolish
有些人可能会说他是因小失大。 |
| 4. | Burn not your house to rid it of the mouse
不要为了驱鼠而焚烧房屋（勿因小失大） 。 |
| 5. | He that lets the small things bind him , leaves the great
因小失大；让小事情束手脚的人就会失去最重要的东西。 |
| 6. | Light gains make heavy purses
谚语因小失大。 |
| 7. | Education budget cuts are penny wisd and pound foolish since public education is an investment in our future
公共教育是对我们未来的一项投资，削减教育预算的做法真是因小失大。 |
| 8. | Education budget cuts are penny wise and pound foolish since public education is an investment in our future
（公共教育是对我们未来的一项投资，削减教育预算的做法真是因小失大。 ） |
| 9. | She refused to spend money in repairing the roof , and now the rain has ruined half her furniture ? a plain example of penny wise
她不肯花钱修屋顶，现在房子漏了，家具毁了一半?这是因小失大再明显不过的例子。 |
| 10. | It ' s understandable that you get angry at his behavior , but if you give him the ax , you ' ll be throwing out the baby with the bath
你对他的行为很生气，这是可以理解的，可是，如果你和他完全断绝关系的话，你就会因小失大啊。 |
