一不做，二不休

jat1 bat1 zou6, ji6 bat1 jau1

lit. either don't do it, or don't rest (idiom) · fig. if you do it at all, you may as well go the whole hog · in for a penny, in for a pound

Meanings

  1. lit. either don't do it, or don't rest (idiom)
  2. fig. if you do it at all, you may as well go the whole hog
  3. in for a penny, in for a pound

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