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- spoil the ship for a hap'orth of tar
spoil the ship for a hap'orth of tar
spoil the ship for a hap'orth of tar
to spoil something big or important by refusing to spend a small amount of money or make a small amount of effort They spent millions on a wonderful architect-designed building, but they've bought really cheap furniture. It's just spoiling the ship for a hap'orth of tar.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Desislava | | - | Bulgarian, Medieval Slavic |
Monday | | MUN-day | English (Rare) |
Evgeniya | | yev-GYE-nee-yah (Russian), eev-GYE-nee-yah (Russian) | Bulgarian, Russian |
Pista | | - | Hungarian |
Iahel | | - | Biblical Latin |
Fedot | | fye-DOT, fee-DOT | Russian |