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In America, short-sighted means you think in the short term or don't think ahead. So a short-sighted person would accidentally double-book friday lunch, and is
by civilian 11y ago
In America, short-sighted means you think in the short term or don't think ahead. So a short-sighted person would accidentally double-book friday lunch, and is only focused on the current quarter's profits.
- alextgordon 11y agoSo "short sighted" is a metaphor in BrE but an idiom in AmE.
- TheSpiceIsLife 11y agoAt least one dictionary I have at hand says: myopic |mʌɪˈɒpɪk| adjective short-sighted. • lacking foresight or intellectual insight: the government still has a myopic attitude to public spending.