o barato sai caro
Portuguese
editEtymology
editLiterally, “cheap [things] turn out expensive”.
Pronunciation
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Proverb
edit- cheap objects or solutions can end up being expensive, because they don’t last as long, require high maintenance or are inefficient
- 2010, Walberto Fernandes, Quebrando barreiras em vendas, Schoba, page 90:
- Quem nunca passou a experiência do “o barato sai caro”?
- Who never went through the experience of “cheap turning out to be expensive”?