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IN FOR A PENNY IN FOR A POUND

Specialty Definition: IN FOR A PENNY IN FOR A POUND

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Literature

In for a Penny in for a Pound I may as well "be hung for a sheep as a lamb." If the punishment is the same, then it is worth the risk to commit the offence which brings the greatest profit. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms within Context: IN FOR A PENNY IN FOR A POUND

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Promise

Phrase: in for a penny in for a pound; ex voto; gage d'amour.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Alternative Orthography: IN FOR A PENNY IN FOR A POUND


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

49 4E      46 4F 52      41      50 45 4E 4E 59      49 4E      46 4F 52      41      50 4F 55 4E 44

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

                            

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001001 01001110 00100000 01000110 01001111 01010010 00100000 01000001 00100000 01010000 01000101 01001110 01001110 01011001 00100000 01001001 01001110 00100000 01000110 01001111 01010010 00100000 01000001 00100000 01010000 01001111 01010101 01001110 01000100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#73 &#78 &#32 &#70 &#79 &#82 &#32 &#65 &#32 &#80 &#69 &#78 &#78 &#89 &#32 &#73 &#78 &#32 &#70 &#79 &#82 &#32 &#65 &#32 &#80 &#79 &#85 &#78 &#68

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0049 004E      0046 004F 0052      0041      0050 0045 004E 004E 0059      0049 004E      0046 004F 0052      0041      0050 004F 0055 004E 0044

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

434824049522352503948485924348240495223525049554838

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INDEX

1. Orthography
2. Bibliography


  

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