| proverb |
as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb (дословно: Всё равно за что быть повешенным: за овцу или ягнёнка); over shoes, over boots; answer for one trouble, answer for seven; one may as well or good be hanged or hung for a sheep as for a lamb (once one has committed an offence involving punishment, one need not hesitate to commit further offences which will involve no greater penally, let's disregard the regulations, let's do it); one might as well or good be hanged or hung for a sheep as for a lamb (once one has committed an offence involving punishment, one need not hesitate to commit further offences which will involve no greater penally, let's disregard the regulations, let's do it) |
