in for a penny, in for a pound

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von in for a penny, in for a pound im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

Expressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof; accepting that one must “go the whole hog”

It appears to be a situation where the greenhouse proponents are in for a penny, in for a pound. As long as the myth needs to be kept alive, this is the inescapable conclusion.

Silbentrennung

in for a penny, in for a Pound

Synonyme

in for a dime, in for a dollar, in for an inch, in for a mile

Etymologie

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