一 不 做，二 不 休

yī bù zuò , èr bù xiūdictionary entry

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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一不做，二不休 一不做，二不休 [yi1 bu4 zuo4 , er4 bu4 xiu1] /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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一不做二不休

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