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41un|hanged — «uhn HANGD», adjective. not hanged; not punished by hanging: »There goes an unhanged rogue! …
42if you’re born to be hanged then you’ll never be drowned — Commonly used to qualify another’s apparent good luck. Cf. mid 14th cent. Fr. noyer ne peut, cil qui doit pendre, he cannot drown who must hang; c 1503 A. BARCLAY tr. Gringore’s Castle of Labour (1506) A8 He that is drowned may no man hange. 1593 …
43(you) may as well be hanged for a sheep as (for) a lamb — (you, etc.) may/might as well be hanged/hung for a ˌsheep as (for) a ˈlamb idiom (saying) if you are going to be punished for doing sth wrong, whether it is a big or small thing, you may as well do the big thing Main entry: ↑wellidiom …
44(you) might as well be hanged for a sheep as (for) a lamb — (you, etc.) may/might as well be hanged/hung for a ˌsheep as (for) a ˈlamb idiom (saying) if you are going to be punished for doing sth wrong, whether it is a big or small thing, you may as well do the big thing Main entry: ↑wellidiom …
45Could not get a kick if he hanged himself — useless football player …
46could not get a kick if he hanged himself — Australian Slang useless football player …
47be hanged — Come to the gallows …
48I'll be hanged! — 1. Excl. of astonishment (usu. preceded by well!). 2. (Followed by if) Emph. negation. ♣ I ll be damned if I ll pay all that money. I certainly will not pay so much money …
49see hanged first — Refuse emphatically to accept one s proposals, etc …
50see one damned (or in hell or hanged) first — Refuse emphatically to accept one s proposals, etc …
