“a pound”

The following 2 entries include the term a pound.

an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

idiom

used to say that it is better and easier to stop a problem, illness, etc., from happening than to stop or correct it after it has started

in for a penny, in for a pound

idiom

used to say that a person should finish what he or she has started to do even though it may be difficult or expensive


What did you just call me?

  • brown chihuahua sitting on the floor with squinting eyes looking at the camera
  • Before we went to her house, Hannah told us her aunt was a flibbertigibbet.
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