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you can't tell a book by its cover
you can't tell a book by its cover
You can't base your opinion of something (or someone) on the way it (or one) looks. A variant of "don't judge a book by its cover." This report may look dull, but you can't tell a book by its cover—I will have you riveted by the facts and figures in no time! I know she's a little frumpy, but you can't tell a book by its cover, man!
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Laci (1) | | - | Hungarian |
Edi | | - | Slovene, Croatian |
Deon | | - | English, African American |
Conrad | | KAHN-rad (English), KAWN-raht (German) | English, German, Ancient Germanic |
Kaj (1) | | KIE (Swedish) | Swedish, Danish, Norwegian |
Aurelianus | | - | Ancient Roman |