Proverb: Don't Judge a Book by Its Cover

appearance can mislead

Examples

• Don't judge a book by its cover.

Key rules

• Don't judge a book by its cover means do not form an opinion based on appearance
• It is used to advise against stereotyping people or things
• The phrase is used alone as advice
• "Its" is the possessive form and has no apostrophe

Common mistakes

• Don't judge a book by it's cover → Don't judge a book by its cover