in for a penny, in for a pound

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ɪn fəɹə ˈpɛ.ni ɪn fəɹə paʊnd/
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• US: /ɪn fɔɹ ə ˈpɛ.ni ɪn fɔɹ ə paʊnd/
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Originally with reference to the fact that if one owed a penny, one might as well owe a pound (pound sterling, UK currency) as the penalties for non-payment were virtually identical in severity.

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Catalan: perdut per perdut, la manta al coll — Expressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof
• Catalan: perdut per perdut, m'agafo allà on puc — Expressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof
• Chinese: 一不做,二不休 (yī bù zuò, èr bù xiū) — Expressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof
• Czech: když už, tak už — Expressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof
• Dutch: wie a zegt, moet ook b zeggen — Expressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof
• Esperanto: kiu sin enjungis, devas tiri — Expressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof
• Finnish: asiat pitää viedä loppuun asti — Expressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof
• Finnish: joka leikkiin ryhtyy, se leikin kestäköön — Expressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof
• French: quand le vin est tiré, il faut le boire — Expressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof
• French: le premier pas engage au second — Expressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof
• French: qui dit A, doit dire B — Expressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof
• French: foutu pour foutu — Expressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof
• French: perdu pour perdu — Expressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof
• German: wer A sagt, muss auch B sagen — Expressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof
• German: wenn schon, denn schon — Expressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof
• Hungarian: aki á-t mond, mondjon b-t is — Expressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof
• Irish: ó loisc mé an choinneal loiscfidh mé an t-orlach — Expressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof
• Italian: abbiamo fatto 30, facciamo 31 — Expressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof
• Macedonian: а́ко е бал, не́ка би́де ма́скенбал (áko e bal, néka bíde máskenbal) — Expressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof
• Norwegian Bokmål: har man sagt A, må man også si B — Expressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof
• Polish: jak się powiedziało A, to trzeba powiedzieć B — Expressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof
• Portuguese: perdido por cem, perdido por mil — Expressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof
• Portuguese: perdido por um, perdido por mil — Expressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof
• Spanish: de perdidos al río — Expressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof
• Swedish: har man tagit fan i båten får man ro honom i land — Expressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof
• Swedish: har man sagt A får man säga B — Expressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof
• Vietnamese: đâm lao thì phải theo lao — Expressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof