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Question

این اصطلاح معادل انگلیسی داره؟ تو گوگل سرچ کردم که این اومد:

in for a penny in for a pound

 

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Comments

اصطلاح in for a penny, in for a pound بیشتر معادل "کار را که کرد، آنکه تمام کرد" می باشد.

Answer 1

One mightas well be hanged/hung for a sheep as a lamb. something that you say when you are going to be punished for something so you decide to do something worse because your punishment will not be any more severe Usage notes: In the past, people who stole lambs were killed, so it was worth stealing something more because there was no worse punishment.

Comments

Exactly +1

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Very good +

you might as well be hung for a sheep as for a lamb

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Answer 2

Hi

I am not sure, but this may turn the trick:

A miss by an inch is a miss by a mile

Comments

it does matter if you miss by an inch or a mile--this is more native English