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idiommight as well be hanged/hung for a sheep as (for) a lamb BrEBrEused in order to say that if you have already done something that will make people angry or cause a problem, you should not worry about doing something worse that you really want to do:We had already taken more than our lunch hour, so we decided that we might as well be hung for a sheep as a lamb, and ordered dessert and coffee.Just forget your diet, and have the chocolate cake too - you may as well be hung for a sheep as for a lamb.
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