in for an inch, in for a mile

Meaning: (chieflyUS)Given that one ispartlyinvolvedin orcommittedto aproject,action,position, etc., there is no reason torefrainfrom becomingfullyinvolved or fully committed.2005, Bill Burt, William D. Burt,The Downs,→ISBN,page29:Afterwards, she took him farther south. His uneasiness grew with every step. . . . "In for an inch, in for a mile," he muttered.2007December 31, Maggie Petsch, “American oystercatcher shots are memorable”, inDaily News, Galveston, Texas, retrieved16 July 2009:I soon found the water lapping at my toes so I figured, “in for an inch, in for a mile” and continued on in after the oystercatcher.

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