ha’p’orth
noun /ˈheɪpəθ/
/ˈheɪpərθ/
[singular] (old-fashioned, British English, informal)Idioms - a very small amount (in the past, an amount that could be bought for a halfpenny)
很少的量,微量(旧时半便士可购买的量)
Idioms
spoil the ship for a ha’p’orth/ha’pennyworth of tar
- (saying) to cause something good to fail because you did not spend a small but necessary amount of money or time on a small but essential part of it
因小失大