单词 | you may (or might) as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb |
释义 | you may (or might) as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb proverb If the penalty for two offences is the same, you might as well commit the more serious one, especially if it brings more benefit.Any blurring of this labelling might encourage offenders to reason that they might as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb, inducing them to commit significantly more harm because it might appear to involve no greater condemnation....
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