| 释义 |
●ˌin for a ˈpenny, ˌin for a ˈpound (saying) once you have decided to start doing sth, you may as well do it as well as you can, even if this means spending a lot of time, energy, money, etc. 一不做，二不休；一旦开始就干到底◆The new carpet made everything else look old, so we thought ‘in for a penny, in for a pound’, and we painted the room and bought a new sofa too!
铺上了新地毯，其他东西都显得很旧，我们就一不做，二不休，粉刷了房间，还买了新沙发！ |