Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
tar man fan i båten får man ro honom i land
English translation:
if you dance with the devil, you have to pay the piper
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Marie Andersson (Allen)
Dec 1, 2006 10:08
17 yrs ago
Swedish term
United Kingdom
25 years of quality and reliability
Native in: Swedish 
Works in: English to Swedish, Swedish to English, French to Swedish, and 7 more.
tar man fan i båten får man ro honom i land
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Janis Abens
Latvia
Latvia
Native in Swedish
&
English
Latvia
Life sciences pro with a literary flair
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
, Swedish (Variant: Stockholm)
Works in: Swedish to English, Latvian to English, English to Swedish
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if you dance with the devil, you have to pay the piper
Admittedly a mixed metaphor, but IMHO not bad
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, this is the closest, thanks to Peter too, it was very important to have "devil" in the saying."
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Larry Abramson
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Use the Asian advantage (US lawyer&team)
Native in: English
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English, and 3 more.
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15
If you take on something difficult, see it through
Literally....if you take the devil onto you boat, you'll have to row him to shore
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Paul Lambert
Sweden
Sweden
Native in English
Sweden
Always on time
Native in: English
Works in: Swedish to English, Norwegian to English, Danish to English
in for a penny, in for a pound
There are many, many, many other sayings that render this meaning as well. I am sure other Kudoz members will offer some more. Decide which one you like best.
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Christian Schoenberg
: That was what I was going to suggest, too.
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Sven Petersson
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Lars Jelking
Israel
Israel
Native in Swedish
Israel
For professionals by professionals.
Native in: Swedish
Works in: English to Swedish, Swedish to English
take the bull by the horn
Roughly the same meaning.
1 day 22 hrs
if you've got a tiger by its tail, just hang on
or: "you made your own bed, now lie in it"
2 days 42 mins
When you sup with the Devil, use a long spoon
This is the standard English version. Many Google refs.
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