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Lucus Ong Posted 17 years ago
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Are the sentences below right?

Could anybody make a sentence with ”in for a penny, in for a pound” in the front side of a sentence.

Could anybody explain the meaning of “in for a penny, in for a pound ” for me?

Great thanks in advance.

I am a person, in for a penny, in for a pound. When I have decided to do a thing well, I will do my best until the last minutes.

In for a penny, in for a pound. If I have decided to do a thing well, I will do my best until the last minutes .
  

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"In for a penny, in for a pound" means that if you're going to do something at all then you may as well do it wholeheartedly. Vctory Ong I am a person, in for a penny, in for a pound. When I have decided to do a thing well, I will do my best until the last minutes.

— Mr Wordy

  • "In for a penny, in for a pound" means that if you're going to do something at all then you may as well do it wholeheartedly.
  • Vctory Ong I am a person, in for a penny, in for a pound.
  • When I have decided to do a thing well, I will do my best until the last minutes.
  • The first sentence doesn't read very well, and "until the last minutes" is not idiomatic here.
  • You could say: I am an "in for a penny, in for a pound" kind of person.
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"In for a penny, in for a pound" means that if you're going to do something at all then you may as well do it wholeheartedly.
Vctory OngI am a person, in for a penny, in for a pound. When I have decided to do a thing well, I will do my best until the last minutes.
The first sentence doesn't read very well, and "until the last minutes" is not idiomatic here. Yo
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