一不做，二不休

yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū

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Definitions

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

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Child Words of 一不做，二不休

• 一 一 yī: one
• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 二 二 èr: two
• 做 做 zuò: to make; to produce
• 不休 不休 bù xiū: endlessly
• 休 休 xiū: to rest