fine feathers make fine birds

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Pronunciation

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Proverb

fine feathers make fine birds

1. (idiomatic) Something that appears beautiful or good is by definition beautiful or good.

Translations

fine feathers make fine birds

• Afrikaans: die vere maak die voël (af) (literally “the feathers make the bird”)
• Dutch: kleren maken de man
• Finnish: vaatteet tekevät miehen
• German: Kleider machen Leute (de)
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• Irish: eochair uaisle éadach
• Korean: 옷이 날개다 (ko) (os-i nalgae-da)
• Polish: jak cię widzą, tak cię piszą (pl)
• Russian: оде́жда кра́сит челове́ка (odéžda krásit čelovéka)

Antonyms

• clothes don't make the man
• you can't judge a book by its cover