Alternative form of il faut battre le fer pendant qu'il est chaud

(informal) before you can say Jack Robinson, before you can say knife, faster than a minnow can swim a dipper, in two shakes, in a flash, in a jiffy

slow and steady wins the race; more haste, less speed

don't count your chickens before they're hatched

error, mistake / fault, blame / wrong, misdemeanor / foul, fault (infraction of the rules)

armchair / seat: office or position

for want of something better, faute de mieux

plural of fauteuil

(sports) unforced error

wheelchair