Glossary entry

Romanian term or phrase:

daca-i bal, bal sa fie

English translation:

in for a penny, in for a pound//go the whole hog

Added to glossary by Alice Lazar
Sep 22, 2018 21:17
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Romanian term

daca-i bal, bal sa fie

Romanian to English Art/Literary Idioms / Maxims / Sayings Roman
Doua personaje sunt la restaurant scump. Sunt tineri si indragostiti. Au ales mancaruri bune si elaborate. Mai vor sa ia si vin si ambii sunt de acord.
Unul zice:
'Si vin?
'Si vin. Daca-i bal, bal sa fie!

Nu reusesc sa gasesc un echivalent bun pentru aceasta expresie, exista un idiom sau altceva?
Proposed translations (English)
5 +2 in for a penny, in for a pound//go the whole hog

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in for a penny, in for a pound//go the whole hog

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in for a penny, i...
used to say that a person should finish what he or she has started to do even though it may be difficult or expensive

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/go_the_whole_hog
Peer comment(s):

agree Andreea Sepi, MCIL (X)
3 mins
Multumesc!
agree Ioana-Leda Costea-Nicolae
1 day 14 hrs
Multumesc!
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