"If you're going to take a risk at all, you might as well make it a big risk."
From an old British expression (thus "pound" instead of "dollar"); the original reference was probably to theft (though this is not certain), saying that being arrested ("taken in") for stealing a small amount is just as bad as for a large amount, so you may as well steal a lot and hope to get away with it.
An equivalent expression is, "As well hanged for a sheep as a lamb", where it's implied that you are stealing the animal. If the punishment for failure is the same, you may as well try for the largest possible reward.
The phrase is often misused with reference to a punishment that is out of proportion to a crime, but this is not the actual meaning.
From an old British expression (thus "pound" instead of "dollar"); the original reference was probably to theft (though this is not certain), saying that being arrested ("taken in") for stealing a small amount is just as bad as for a large amount, so you may as well steal a lot and hope to get away with it.
An equivalent expression is, "As well hanged for a sheep as a lamb", where it's implied that you are stealing the animal. If the punishment for failure is the same, you may as well try for the largest possible reward.
The phrase is often misused with reference to a punishment that is out of proportion to a crime, but this is not the actual meaning.
by Keenath January 17, 2008
Someone who used to hang with his friends on the reg but has lost touch with them because he has a girlfriend now. He sits at home with her all day and screens your calls.
by orlandobloomingonion November 08, 2009
The "place" one goes to engage in sexual intercourse without any formalities such as kissing, foreplay or even careful removal of clothing.
by kdodge April 28, 2008
by gpoww April 25, 2011
A slang term for a .357 Magnum firearm, usually a revolver
A shortened version of Tre Pound Seven, Which means 357 refering to the caliber of the gun.
A shortened version of Tre Pound Seven, Which means 357 refering to the caliber of the gun.
"The nozzle on my Tre Pound is three inches long, and the kick on a four four is extremely strong" -50 Cent, I run NY
by Alkapwn January 28, 2009
1. "What'd you and ________(unimportant girl's name)do last night?"
"Oh, we went to dinner and took a trip through Pound Town."
2. "Man I would love to take that girl to Pound Town"
"Oh, we went to dinner and took a trip through Pound Town."
2. "Man I would love to take that girl to Pound Town"
by The Twelve Inch Pianist July 11, 2005
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