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Meaning of you can't judge a book by its cover | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C2

Definitions

It is not possible to make reliable judgments about things or people by considering external appearances alone.

figuratively, idiomatic

Equivalents

العربية لَا تَحْكُم عَلَى كِتَابِ مِِنْ غِلَافِهِ
Español el hábito no hace al monje
Suomi ei ole koiraa karvoihin katsominen moni kakku päältä kaunis
Français l'habit ne fait pas le moine
Italiano l'abito non fa il monaco non giudicare dalle apparenze non giudicare un libro dalla copertina
日本語 看板に偽りなし
한국어 겉을 보고 속을 판단하지 마라
Polski nie oceniaj książki po okładce
Português não se pode julgar um livro pela capa
Русский не суди́ о кни́ге по обло́жке
Tiếng Việt tốt gỗ hơn tốt nước sơn

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

you can't keep a good man down you can't make a silk purse of a sow's ear you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs you can't make this stuff up you can't outrun your fork you can't polish a turd

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