one may as well hang for a sheep as a lamb

Proverb

If one is going to commit a sin, it may as well be a major one as a minor one.

Japanese Meaning

もし罪を犯すのであれば、軽い罪であっても重い罪であっても、結果は大差なく厳しく罰せられる可能性があるといった戒めを示す諺です。 / 罪を犯す決意があるなら、細かい罪であろうと重大な罪であろうと、やはり同じ扱いを受けるという現実を突いた表現です。

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When our friends joked about embezzling from the company, Tom shrugged and said, 'one may as well hang for a sheep as a lamb,' which made everyone uneasy.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

友人たちが会社から横領する冗談を言ったとき、トムは肩をすくめて「どうせ悪事を働くなら、小さな罪より大きな罪を犯してしまった方が同じだ」と言い、皆を不快にさせた。

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If one is going to commit a sin, it may as well be a major one as a minor one.

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