In for a penny, in for a pound - Idioms by The Free Dictionary

in for a penny, in for a pound ... Do not stop at half-measures; once involved, even a little, one is involved a lot. This term, which originally meant that if ... Inforapenny,inforapound-IdiomsbyTheFreeDictionaryhttps://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/in+for+a+penny%2c+in+for+a+poundPrinterFriendly inforapenny,inforapound inforapennyIfonehascommittedtodoingsomething,onewillorshoulddoitcompletelywithoutsparinganyeffort.Ashorteningofthephrase"inforapenny,inforapound."Wecan'tturninahalf-finishedreport,soweneedtostayupallnightandgetitdone.Inforapenny,astheysay.Seealso:for,pennyinforapenny,inforapoundIfonehascommittedtodoingsomething,onewillorshoulddoitcompletelywithoutsparinganyeffort.Wecan'tturninahalf-finishedreport,soweneedtostayupallnightandgetitdone.Inforapenny,inforapound.Seealso:for,poundFarlexDictionaryofIdioms.©2022Farlex,Inc,allrightsreserved.inforapenny,inforapoundOnceinvolved,onemustnotstopathalf-measures.Forexample,Allright,I'lldriveyouallthewaythere-inforapenny,inforapound.Thistermoriginallymeantthatifoneowesapennyonemightaswelloweapound,andcameintoAmericanusewithoutchangingtheBritishmonetaryunittodollar.[Late1600s]Forasynonym,seehangedforasheep.Seealso:for,poundTheAmericanHeritage®DictionaryofIdiomsbyChristineAmmer.Copyright©2003,1997byTheChristineAmmer1992Trust.PublishedbyHoughtonMifflinHarcourtPublishingCompany.Allrightsreserved.inforapenny,inforapoundmainlyBRITISHYousayinforapenny,inforapoundtoshowthatyouaredefinitelygoingtocontinuewithsomething,evenifitmeansmoreeffortormoney.`Weprobablyshouldhavestoppedatthatpoint,'Margaretsays,`butwehadalreadyinvestedsomuch,andastheysay,inforapenny,inforapound.'Seealso:for,poundCollinsCOBUILDIdiomsDictionary,3rded.©HarperCollinsPublishers2012inforapenny,inforapoundusedtoexpresssomeone'sintentiontoseeanundertakingthrough,howevermuchtime,effort,ormoneythisentails.Seealso:for,poundFarlexPartnerIdiomsDictionary©Farlex2017ˌinforaˈpenny,ˌinforaˈpound(saying)onceyouhavedecidedtostartdoingsomething,youmayaswelldoitaswellasyoucan,evenifthismeansspendingalotoftime,energy,money,etc:Thenewcarpetmadeeverythingelselookold,sowethought‘inforapenny,inforapound’,andwepaintedtheroomandboughtanewsofatoo!Seealso:for,poundFarlexPartnerIdiomsDictionary©Farlex2017inforapenny,inforapoundDonotstopathalf-measures;onceinvolved,evenalittle,oneisinvolvedalot.Thisterm,whichoriginallymeantthatifoneowesapennyonemightaswellowemore,datesfromtheseventeenthcentury.ThomasRavenscroftwrote,“Well,that,O’ershooes,o’erboots,AndInforapenny,inforaPound”(TheCanterburyGuests,1695,5.1).Itwasquotedoverandover.Dickens,alwaysintriguedwithdebt,useditinatleastthreeofhisnovels(NicholasNickleby,OliverTwist,TheOldCuriosityShop).TodayitiscommonmostlyinBritainandIreland,wherethepoundisaunitofcurrency,butitisstilloccasionallyheardinAmerica.Seealso:for,poundTheDictionaryofClichésbyChristineAmmerCopyright©2013byChristineAmmerSeealso:(one)coulduse(something)(something)paysforitselfdrive(one)outofofficeforce(one)outofofficeforceoutofofficebeat(one)give(one)(one's)headcookingforonegive(one)ideas(one)couldstand(something) WanttothankTFDforitsexistence?Tellafriendaboutus,addalinktothispage,orvisitthewebmaster'spageforfreefuncontent. 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