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Penny-wise, Pound Foolish
(1). An expression often used to snooker a potential hire into accepting a lower salary in exchange for “advancement” or future riches.
Style Points
(1). A plus for wearing a nice suit, but often accompanied by a minus that there’s no one inside it.
“Well, Jeff’s dog-and-pony show may win on style points, but the fact that he wasn’t sure what the client’s name was or what business he was in might have cost him a next meeting.”