achub y blewyn a cholli’r bwrn

== Welsh == === Etymology === Literally, “to save the hair and lose the bundle” === Verb === achub y blewyn a cholli’r bwrn (first-person singular present achubaf y blewyn a cholli’r bwrn) (idiomatic) to be penny wise and pound foolish === Mutation === === Further reading === D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “achub”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “achub y blewyn a cholli’r bwrn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies