Why spoil the ship for a haporth of tar

You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. To spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar. Thread starter Montesacro Start date Dec 20, Montesacro Senior Member Roma. Hallo everybody! You can say that Jim 'spoilt his ship for a ha'porth half penny worth of tar'. The image is of someone who has a small hole in his ship, and to save money he doesn't fill it with tar, and the water comes in and causes damage. Click to expand You can also call this a 'false economy' - it looks like saving money but instead it wastes money.

Ciao Montesacro. I'd be more likely to say here He cut his own nose off to spite his face. I don't think so, since the proverb implies intent, and in particular a sort of misguided stinginess. Like this: Like Loading Follow Following. Sign me up. Already have a WordPress. Log in now. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Access to the complete content on Oxford Reference requires a subscription or purchase.

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