有钱买马，无钱置鞍you qian mai ma,wu qian zhi an

【口语】 have money to buy a horse but no money to buy a saddle—be ready to spend a large sum on sth. but not a little extra to make it work

有钱买马，无钱置鞍

意谓大钱花得起，小钱却花不起。含有不可信的语气。也比喻大钱舍得花，却吝惜小钱。《醒世姻缘传》七一： 陈公道：“你看这‘～’的事么！有本儿开铺子，倒没有橱柜了！”