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