In for a penny, in for a pound
Once you have started something, you should see it through, whatever it costs.
Đâm lao thì phải theo lao.
Đã bắt tay vào việc gì thì phải theo đến cùng.
In for a penny, in for a pound
Examples
We had already paid for the flights, so we booked the expensive hotel too — in for a penny, in for a pound.
Chúng tôi đã trả tiền vé máy bay rồi nên đặt luôn cả khách sạn đắt tiền — đâm lao thì phải theo lao.
She had quit her job to start the business, and in for a penny, in for a pound, she put her savings into it as well.
Cô ấy đã bỏ việc để khởi nghiệp, và đâm lao thì phải theo lao, cô dồn cả tiền tiết kiệm vào đó.
Topics
Related idioms
- Penny wise, pound foolishanother way to say it
- A penny saved is a penny earnedeasily confused
- A good beginning makes a good endingsame topic
- Haste makes wastesame topic
- No use crying about it nowsame topic
- Beggars can't be chooserssame topic