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English
Alternative forms
- Numerous variants, generally following this pattern: one may/might as well hang/be hanged/be hung for a sheep as a lamb.
Etymology
Referring to hanging as a former means of execution for one who had stolen an animal.
Pronunciation
Proverb
one may as well hang for a sheep as a lamb
- If one is going to commit a sin, it may as well be a major one as a minor one.
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