like it or not

Alternative form of nonviolenza

to be demanding and inflexible; to hold to a very high standard, without allowing exceptions; to take no prisoners, to let no one off the hook, to not cut someone some slack (of a person)

you don't get something for nothing (people who do not work hard cannot expect to be successful)

don't judge a book by its cover

as if there were no tomorrow

(obsolete) Alternative form of di nuovo

a surname

to a greater extent than ever before; like never before; as ever; ever

things do not always end up as planned; failure or disappointment is inevitable from time to time; you can't win them all