crime doesn't pay (kraym dôsnt pē)

Idiom Crime

Meaning

doing wrong or illegal things will never bring true success

hacer cosas malas o ilegales nunca traerá verdadero éxito (kometer krimenes finalmente trae problemas en lugar de beneficios)

"He learned the hard way that crime doesn't pay."

"Él aprendió de la manera difícil que el crimen no paga." (el krimen no paga; termino perdiendolo todo)

To go beyond acceptable or proper boundaries.

to have a noticeable impact or influence

to be very clear or direct about something

to say something positive about someone in order to help the...

to reduce the strength or amount of something

something that one is not actively thinking about but is sti...