一不做,二不休

一不做,二不休
zuò,èrxiū

lit. either don't do it, or don't rest (idiom)

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MEANING3 meanings

MEANING

  1. adverb

    lit. either don't do it, or don't rest (idiom)

    • Since we've started, we might as well see it through; let's finish this project!

  2. adverb

    fig. if you do it at all, you may as well go the whole hog

  3. adverb

    in for a penny, in for a pound

    • Since we've already started, we might as well see it through to the end!

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A single horizontal stroke symbolizes the number one, the beginning of all things.

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