wenn schon, denn schon
German edit
Etymology edit
Literally, "if already, then already", or more properly "if at all, then actually", from a phrase such as Wenn wir es schon machen, dann lass es uns schon auch richtig machen. (“If we do it at all, then let us actually do it right.”). Denn is used regionally for dann, chiefly in northern Germany.
Phrase edit
- if we do it, then let’s do it right; in for a penny, in for a pound
Descendants edit
- Hebrew: אם כבר אז כבר (im kvar az kvar)