penny in the fusebox

名詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic, engineering) An improvised repair made with no regard for safety.

日本語の意味

安全性を無視して、場当たり的に行われた応急修理

The landlord's penny in the fusebox repair passed inspection only because the inspector didn't look closely.

大家の安全を無視した即席の修理は、検査官が注意深く確認しなかったために検査を通ってしまった。

意味（1）

(idiomatic, engineering) An improvised repair made with no regard for safety.

The fix I made was just a penny in the fusebox; we need to revisit it and fix the problem for real.