wenn schon, denn schon
German
editEtymology
editLiterally, “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)