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don't judge a book by its cover

  1. to bite
    To bite or nip with the teeth; to bark or snap at; to sting or bite like an insect.
  2. person
    person; people; human being; a human
  3. de particle
    [possessive/attributive]
    Connects a describing word or phrase to the noun it describes; also used to indicate a possessive relationship.
  4. dog
    dog; canines in general
  5. adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  6. to grin
    to grin; to show one's teeth