Do you know the famous English saying “you can’t judge a book by its cover“?

Look at the conversation. Can you guess the meaning?

Nina: When I first saw Kelly, I didn’t have a good impression of her. But after talking to her, I realised she is a very nice person.

Anna: You can’t judge a book by its cover!

Does it mean…

a) the cover of a book is not important

b) you can never really know someone

c) you cannot know about a person or thing just by looking at the person or thing

d) you cannot know if someone is nice until you become friends with them

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Answer:

c) you cannot know about a person or thing just by looking at the person or thing

Do you know the phrase “the grass is always greener on the other side“?

Look at this conversation. Can you guess the meaning?

Fred: I heard that Julie is going to change jobs again! This is the 6th time she has changed jobs this year!

Louise: I heard that too. She always thinks the grass is greener on the other side!

Does it mean

a) the other side has greener grass

b) people are never satisfied with their situation. They always think another situation is better

c) people enjoy going to different places and doing different things

d) people think that changing jobs often is a good thing

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Answer:

b) people are never satisfied with their situation. They always think another situation is better