Г443
ВЗЙЛСЯ ЗА ГУЖ, HE ГОВОРИ, ЧТО HE ДЮЖ (saying) once you have begun
sth. , do not complain that it is too difficult or try to back out of it, just finish it (said by, to, or about a person who has voluntarily taken on a commitment and then encounters difficulties but will not allow himself to relinquish his responsibilitiesalso used to reproach a person who, because of difficulties encountered in an undertaking, wants to back out of it): — if you pledge, don't hedgeif a job is once begun, never leave it till it's doneit's no good turning back halfwayin for a penny, in for a pound.
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