in for a penny, in for a pound



in for a penny, in for a pound

Once involved, one must not stop at half-measures. For example, All right, I'll drive you all the way there-in for a penny, in for a pound. This term originally meant that if one owes a penny one might as well owe a pound, and came into American use without changing the British monetary unit to dollar. [Late 1600s] For a synonym, see hanged for a sheep.
See also: pound

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Thomason['tɔməsn]
CaoimheKEE-va, KWEE-vaIrish, Scottish
EdieEE-deeEnglish
SandfordSAN-fərdEnglish (Rare)
DarrelDER-əl, DAR-əlEnglish
Sultan-Arabic