be greedy when others are fearful
One should purchase undervalued assets during market panics when fear drives prices down.
greedy
/ˈɡɹiːdi/
adj 5
Collocations
5ADJ.
little, rich, selfish
VERB + GREEDY
don't, get, performs, plant, put, shouldn't
GREEDY + NOUN
cats, child, everything, man, pac, people, sharks, water
PREP.
on, out, with
ADV.
always, certainly, insatiably, such
Definitions
adj
1
Having greed; consumed by selfish desires.
For with ſuch puiſſance and impetuous maine / Thoſe Champions broke on them, that forſt the fly, / Like ſcattered Sheepe, whenas the Shepherds ſwaine / A Lyon and a Tigre doth eſpye, / With greedy pace forth ruſhing from the foreſt nye.
“[…] Churchill, my dear fellow, we have such greedy sharks, and wolves in lamb's clothing. Oh, dear, there's so much to tell you, so many warnings to give you, but all that must be postponed for the moment.”
2
Prone to overeat.
3
Tending to match as much text as possible.
This regular expression performs a greedy match.
4
That tries to find the global optimum by finding the local optimum at each stage.
5
Greedily sought or pursued.
Suppoſe they be in number infinit, Yet being voyd of Martiall diſcipline, All running headlong after greedie ſpoiles: […] Their careleſſe ſwords ſhal lanch their fellows throats And make vs triumph in their ouerthrow.
Thesaurus
Idioms & Phrases
be fearful when others are greedy
One should adopt a risk-averse posture precisely when collective investor sentiment exhibits excessive optimism and overvaluation.
Example Bank
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For with ſuch puiſſance and impetuous maine / Thoſe Champions broke on them, that forſt the fly, / Like ſcattered Sheepe, whenas the Shepherds ſwaine / A Lyon and a Tigre doth eſpye, / With greedy pac
Wiktionary02
“[…] Churchill, my dear fellow, we have such greedy sharks, and wolves in lamb's clothing. Oh, dear, there's so much to tell you, so many warnings to give you, but all that must be postponed for the m
Wiktionary03
This regular expression performs a greedy match.
Wiktionary04
A miser hoards money not because he is prudent but because he is greedy.
Tatoeba · #196605
Don't be so greedy or you'll wind up with nothing.
Tatoeba · #4146606
That proposal may be a way to kill two birds with one stone, but we also have to be careful not to get greedy and spoil everything.
Tatoeba · #44947Usage Notes
i Register
In some senses, greedy is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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