earn (或 turn) an honest penny

earn money fairly

用正當手段賺錢

make an honest woman of

(dated or humorous)marry a woman, especially to avoid scandal if she is pregnant

(舊或幽默)（尤指為避免使其懷孕引起的丑聞而）與一女子結(jié)婚

to be honest

speaking frankly

說實話

to be honest, I expected to play worse.

說實話，我本來以為會打得 更糟。