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don't start what you can't finish (Maggie); if you pledge, don't hedge (Maggie) |
| Gruzovik, proverb |
do what you set out to do |
| proverb |
in for a penny, in for a pound (дословно: Сделано на пенни, нужно сделать и на фунт. (т.е. если взялся за дело и потратил на него пенни, то потратишь и фунт, если понадобится)); over shoes, over boots; once you pledge, don't hedge (once you started the work, go on with it and do not say it is too hard a job for you); in for a lamb, in for a sheep; those who play bowls must expect to meet with rubbers; better never begin than never make an end; once you've put your hand to the plough, don't look back; once the reins are in hand, don't bend! |
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if a job is once begun, never leave it till it's done (VLZ_58); once you started, go all the way (VLZ_58) |
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| gen. |
When taking the tug do not say "I am powerless"; When taking the tug don't say "I am powerless" |
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| idiom. |
when taking the tug don't say I am powerless (Yeldar Azanbayev) |
| saying. |
A promise is a promise (Andrey Truhachev) |
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| saying. |
A promise is a promise (Andrey Truhachev) |
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| Gruzovik, proverb |
do what you set out to do |
| idiom. |
you can't back out once you've begun |
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| proverb |
if you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen |
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| proverb |
in for a penny, in for a pound |
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| saying. |
it's no good doing things by halves (VLZ_58); once begun the job can't be left undone (VLZ_58) |
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| saying. |
once you started, go all the way (VLZ_58) |
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| saying. |
once you started out, there's no backing out (VLZ_58) |
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| proverb |
do what you set out to do; in for a penny in for a pound |
