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
Aris (1)-Greek
Anielkaahn-YEL-kahPolish
Edelmira-Spanish
Lule-Albanian
ChristianKRIS-chən (English), KRISH-chən (English), krees-TYAWN (French), KRIS-tee-ahn (German, Swedish)English, French, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Ainoa-Spanish