English / proverb
Crime Doesn't Pay
MEANING IN ENGLISH
Unlawful and unethical behavior inevitably leads to negative consequences rather than real gain
In context
01
Serving a ten-year prison term for insider trading taught the rogue trader that crime doesn't pay.
02
No matter how sophisticated an embezzlement scheme appears, crime doesn't pay in the end.
Synonyms
dishonesty backfires,wickedness fails,wrongdoing brings ruin
Antonyms
corruption pays,wrongdoing succeeds,injustice thrives
Collocations
prove crime doesn't pay,show crime doesn't pay,remind that crime doesn't pay