in for an inch, in for a mile

US in for a mile

(chiefly US) Given that one is partly involved in or committed to a project, action, position, etc., there is no reason to refrain from becoming fully involved or fully committed.

Japanese Meaning

一度関与を始めたなら、途中でやめずに、最初から全力で関与する覚悟があるべきという意味。 / 部分的に始めたら、全部に身を委ねるほうが理にかなっているという考え方を示す諺。

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We thought we'd only fix the leaky tile, but once we started we were in for an inch, in for a mile and ended up renovating the whole bathroom.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

最初は漏れたタイルだけ直すつもりだったが、一度少し関わってしまったのでここで中途半端にやめるより徹底してやろうと決め、結局浴室全体を改装することになった。

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(chiefly US) Given that one is partly involved in or committed to a project, action, position, etc., there is no reason to refrain from becoming fully involved or fully committed.

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