Word Meaning 毒を食らわば皿まで

どくをくらわばさらまで doku o kurawabasaramade

毒を食らわば皿まで is read as どくをくらわばさらまで (doku o kurawabasaramade) and means once you've committed a crime, commit to it.

Meaning

English

  1. once you've committed a crime, commit to it
  2. in for a penny, in for a pound
  3. if you've eaten poison, (lick) the plate

Reading

Kana

どくをくらわばさらまで

Romaji

doku o kurawabasaramade

Stroke Sequence

9 Characters • 40 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Proverb Rank 146417 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

食中毒

しょくちゅうどく

food poisoning

集団食中毒

しゅうだんしょくちゅうどく

mass food poisoning

サルモネラ食中毒

さるもねらしょくちゅうどく

salmonella food poisoning

食中毒菌

しょくちゅうどくきん

bacteria capable of causing food poisoning

どく

abusive language

毒薬

どくやく

poison

毒殺

どくさつ

poisoning

毒性

どくせい

toxicity

毒ガス

どくがす

poison gas

毒物

どくぶつ

poisonous substance

毒性学会

どくせいがっかい

Society of Toxicology

毒性学

どくせいがく

toxicology

Example Sentences

1

As well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.