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一不做，二不休 |
| in for a penny, in for a pound |
| He was found stealing money from his landlady by her daughter. "In for a penny, in for a pound," he muttered to himself and then killed the little girl. |
| 一文不名；一貧如洗 |
| not have (or without) a penny to one's name; not have two halfpennies to rub together; (as) poor as a church mouse; not have a bean; not have (or without) a red cent |
| When I got married I didn't have a penny to my name. That family never seem to have two halfpennies to rub together. I am sorry, I can't lend you anything -- I haven't got a red cent. |
| 一石二鳥；一箭雙雕；一舉兩得 |
| kill two birds with one stone |
| Since Benjamin, one of my classmates in university, lives near my mother, I'll call in on him as well and kill two birds with one stone. |
| 一帆風順 |
| plain sailing |
| The security situation in the Taiwan Strait is far from being plain sailing. |
| 一見如故 |
| get on like a house on fire (英) / get along like a house on fire (美) |
| If two people get on/along like a house on fire, they like each other very much and become friends very quickly. I was worried that they wouldn't like each other, but in fact they're getting on/along like a house on fire. |
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