🤖 Literally, in English
“Not everything that shines is gold.”
Не все те золото, що блищить. Ne vse te zoloto, shcho blyshchyt
🤨 What does it ACTUALLY mean? →
🇬🇧 What you'd actually say
“Not everything that looks good actually is.”
also: “Looks can be deceiving.” · “Don't judge by appearances.”
- 📖 Meaning
- Something impressive on the outside may be worthless underneath.
- 💡 Why it's funny
- Almost identical to English — the only casualty is the word 'glitters', which the literal version downgrades to 'shines'.
- 🧭 Closest English idiom
- “All that glitters is not gold.”
- 📝 Explanation
- Used about job offers, purchases, and people who make a strong first impression.
🧠 Learn
- deceiving (adjective) — making you believe something untrue — оманливий “Appearances can be deceiving.”
- glitter (verb) — to shine with small flashes of light — блищати, виблискувати “The snow glittered in the sun.”
🗣 In context
Зарплата велика, але умови жахливі. Не все те золото, що блищить.
The salary is high but the conditions are awful. Not everything that looks good actually is.
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