<p>不能半途而废
do not give up at half way
or 持之以恒</p>

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2016-05-14T03:18:35.950Z
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user13438
<p>Besides 一不做，二不休, there is 好人做到底，送佛送到西. Or simply 既然已经做了，索性做到底. </p>

<p>In English you can say "in for a penny, in for a pound".</p>

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2016-05-16T08:32:30.293Z
2016-05-16T08:32:30.293Z
Betty
<p>打墙也是动土</p>
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<p>动土：指破土建房。意谓为了小事费了大手续，便不如索性做起大事来。</p>
<p>出处：《红楼梦》第二十九回：“‘打墙也是动土’！已经惊动了人，今日乐得还去逛逛。”</p>
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<p>ABC</p>
<blockquote>
<p><strong>Lit</strong> Building a wall also [requires] moving earth.</p>
<p><strong>Fig</strong> Building a wall requires almost as much work as building a house, so why not build a house? If one is going to undertake something, why stop at half measures? Why not “go the whole hog”/go “all the way”?</p>
</blockquote>
<p>打墙也是动土 doesn't seem to be super well known, I'm looking for something that expresses the idea of &quot;If one is going to undertake something, why stop at half measures?&quot;.</p>
<p>Any synonyms?</p>

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一不做，二不休.............
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Well-known Synonym: 打墙也是动土
# Well-known Synonym: 打墙也是动土

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-05-13)

打墙也是动土

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> 动土：指破土建房。意谓为了小事费了大手续，便不如索性做起大事来。
>
> 出处：《红楼梦》第二十九回：“‘打墙也是动土’！已经惊动了人，今日乐得还去逛逛。”

ABC

> **Lit** Building a wall also [requires] moving earth.
>
> **Fig** Building a wall requires almost as much work as building a house, so why not build a house? If one is going to undertake something, why stop at half measures? Why not “go the whole hog”/go “all the way”?

打墙也是动土 doesn't seem to be super well known, I'm looking for something that expresses the idea of "If one is going to undertake something, why stop at half measures?".

Any synonyms?

**Tags:** word

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: 一不做，二不休.............  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2016-05-16. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

Besides 一不做，二不休, there is 好人做到底，送佛送到西. Or simply 既然已经做了，索性做到底.

In English you can say "in for a penny, in for a pound".


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### Answer by username_2 on 2016-05-14. Score: 0

不能半途而废
do not give up at half way
or 持之以恒


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