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Idiom: Hanged for a sheep as a lamb




Idiom Definition for 'Hanged for a sheep as a lamb'

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This is an expression meaning that if you are going to get into trouble for doing something, then you ought to stop worrying and should try to get everything you can before you get caught.

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