1). By hook
or by crook.
Try to use any effort to achieve the goal. Try not to shun anything in the quest to get what you want.
2). A fool and his money are soon parted.
A fool does not know the value of money. Stupid man
quickly loses or wastes it, if it suddenly appears.
3). The
proof of the pudding is in the eating.
The pudding should be eaten, to understand and
appreciate its taste
4). A good wife makes a good husband.
A good wife does not speak badly about her husband. A
smart woman does everything for the manifestation of the best qualities of her
husband.
5). A good
name is sooner lost than won.
Great efforts are necessary to create a reputation, but you can lose
it very quickly in a risky enterprise.
6). The exception proves the rule .
Exceptions denote that there is a General rule that they
will not obey, but which may explain their presence.
7). Soon learnt soon forgotten.
If you learn something without having to work, it will
soon be forgotten.
8). The boot is on the wrong foot..
Awkward thing or person. Some features of a
person prevent him(her) from joining any common enterprise or any company.
9) Too
good to be true.
This combination of good qualities favorable
circumstances is unrealistic and suspicious. Most likely, it is either
deception or delusion.