proverb, ‘Charity covers a multitude of skins’. 1982 G. HAMMOND Game xvi. Charity,
after all, can cover up a multitude of sins. charity; forgivenesschase see a STERN chase is a long chase.It is as CHEAP sitting as standingCommonly applied literally.1666 G. TORRIANO Italian Proverbs 277 The English say, It is as cheap sitting as
standing, my Masters. 1858 SURTEES Ask Mamma xlix. Let’s get chairs, and be snug;
it’s as cheap sitting as standing. 1932 ‘J. J. CONNINGTON’ Sweepstake Murders ix. He
returned to Tommie Redhill’s car. ‘Jump in, Inspector,’ Tommie suggested, opening the
door at his side. ‘It’s as cheap sitting as standing.’ 1946 ‘R. T. CAMPBELL’ Bodies in
Bookshop xix. The old man.. grunted angrily and lowered himself into a chair. I had
already taken a seat. It was as cheap to sit as to stand. idlenesscheap see also why buy a cow when milk is so cheap; TALK is cheap.cheapest see BUY in the cheapest market and sell in the dearest.CHEATS never prosperAlso cheaters, esp. in US. Cf. a 1612 J. HARINGTON Epigrams (1618) IV. 5 Treason doth
neuer prosper, what’s the reason? For if it prosper, none dare call it Treason.
1805 R. PARKINSON Tour in America II. xxix. It is a common saying in England,
that ‘Cheating never thrives’: but, in America, with honest trading you cannot succeed.
1903 V. S. LEAN Collectanea II. 38 ‘Cheating never prospers.’ A proverb frequently
thrown at each other by young people when playing cards. 1935 R. CROMPTON William
—the Detective vi. They avenged themselves upon the newcomer .. by shouting the time-
honoured taunt ‘Cheats never prosper.’ 1971 R. L. FISH Green Hell Treasure ii. ‘So you
figured.. that someone in the classroom had been helping him with his homework, and
that was cheating. Which you frown on.’ ‘With reason,’ Da Silva said virtuously.
‘Cheaters never prosper.’ 2001 Washington Times 30 Aug. B8 Cheaters never prosper.
They only receive the keys to the city from Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. wrong-doers