APAD:in for a penny, in for a pound

in for a penny, in for a pound

Etymology

Originally with reference to the fact that if one owed a penny, one might as well owe a pound (pound sterling, UK currency) as the penalties for non-payment were virtually identical in severity.

Proverb

in for a penny, in for a pound

Having started something, one must see it through to its end, rather than stopping short; one must “go the whole hog”.

1964, Sanki Ichikawa, The Kenkyusha Dictionary of Current English Idioms, page 509: …in for a penny, in for a pound: if one undertakes something, it must be carried through at whatever cost.

造个句：Let’s keep APAD and other events in 美坛 going——in for

a penny, in for a pound. haha

如果贪一分，还不如贪一磅？:)

是“得寸进尺”的意思吗？今天我这下雨，It never rains but it pours，literally，雨好大

更像是坚持到底的意思吧

One might as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb.

我记得“得寸进尺”就是这个英文啊。难道我学错了

这不就是 “得寸进尺”吗？：）

喔。难道有多重含义？我查到的是这样的：

idiom. British. used to say that a person should finish what he or she has started to do even though it may be difficult or expensive.

"If you want to quit, I'll understand." "No, I'm sure we can do this. In for a penny, in for a pound."

Same thing; just different setup, intention, or perspective.

Got you. Thanks.

得寸进尺有专门的谚语， give him 1", he'll take a mile

Severity is the same

防微杜渐

是有多重含义，词源上说欠1? 欠1?，结果是一样都是欠，更象债多了不愁

看楼上讨论，好像有俩意思：1.窥斑见豹 2.有始有终~~

看来不是得寸进尺了～

破罐破摔是不是也是这个意思

“得寸进尺”的翻译对还是不对啊？

你已经理解得炉火纯青了

I stay away from translation most of the time :-)

and don't think 得寸进尺 is right.

I‘m convinced：）

有始有终, 这个贴切。

我是针对移花兄昨天在APAD下所说不贪一分钱的笑话而说的笑话：）

一分也是欠，一英镑也是欠，反正要罚，不如多欠点：）全力以赴，不记代价？

一不做二不休？

死猪不怕开水烫, double down, might as well