English / idiom
In for a Dime, in for a Dollar
MEANING IN ENGLISH
Committed to pursuing an enterprise or risk to its ultimate conclusion once it has commenced.
In context
01
We have already spent hours redecorating the hallway, so in for a dime, in for a dollar—let us repaint the parlor too.
02
Having accepted the difficult freelance assignment, she decided in for a dime, in for a dollar and drafted the complete strategy.
Synonyms
fully committed,all in,see it through
Antonyms
holding back,quitting halfway,half-hearted
Collocations
attitude of in for a dime in for a dollar,decide in for a dime in for a dollar,philosophy of in for a dime in for a dollar