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in for a penny, in for a pound

Expressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof; accepting that one must

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  • 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.
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एक पैसे के लिए, एक पाउंड के लिए

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