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

毒

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.