Judge Not

Was it our mother or one of her friendship group who used the phrase 'not very well-liked? I'm not sure. But I associate it with Matty.

She might have said of someone,

He's not very well-liked in these parts

And the person (who was always a man) would surely be the most evil, philandering, dishonest scoundrel that ever trod the earth.

Another variation usually applied to women,

She's not that well-thought-of around here

And this would indicate a person of low standards held in low esteem by her neighbours. Perhaps she was overly friendly with the breadman, undoubtedly her children verged on feral and it would go without saying that her house-keeping left much to be desired. 

Of course, the person imparting this information wouldn't be judging. They were only saying what other people thought.

I suppose it is human nature. Judging our neighbours keeps us from thinking about our own behaviours. People in glass houses etc. Who said that? I need to find out. Down from the shelf comes The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations - an essential volume in the pre-Google time

And...

Those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones is a mid-seventeenth century proverb.

Much later...

I confess - I then fell down an Oxford Dictionary of Quotations rabbit hole and it was much more satisfying that the online experience.

The rabbit has a charming face:

Its private life is a disgrace.

I really dare not name to you

The awful things that rabbits do.

'The Rabbit' in The Weekend Book (1925)

Now that's judgy!