For two pins, I would quit this job right now.
for two pins
idiomReadily, with only the slightest encouragement.
He was so annoyed by the constant noise that, for two pins, he would have walked out of the library.
Disillusioned by the committee's refusal to listen, she felt that, for two pins, she would resign her position and leave the project entirely.
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beast with two backs
Two people united in sexual intercourse in the missionary position.
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eat for two
To be pregnant
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fall between two stools
To fit into neither of two categories and, hence, be neglected or fail.
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feed two birds with one scone
Synonym of kill two birds with one stone.
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greater of two evils
The most harmful or unpleasant of two undesirable alternatives.
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hit two targets with one arrow
Synonym of kill two birds with one stone.
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it takes two to make a quarrel
It takes two or more people to cause a quarrel; one cannot blame an argument entirely on the other side.
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it takes two to tango
Some things need the active cooperation of two parties; blame is to be laid on both parties in a conflict.