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一不做，二不休

Mandarin · pinyin yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū

lit. either don't do it, or don't rest (idiom)
fig. if you do it at all, you may as well go the whole hog
in for a penny, in for a pound

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
做: zuò · work, make; act
二: èr · two; twice
休: xiū · rest, stop; retire; do not!

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