Pucca  +  370025 Thu, 24 May 07 11:38 PM Hello everybody! I came across this idiom(?) while I was on the library (okay, this and lots more..), but I have no idea of what this means, would you mind telling me? An ape's an ape, a varlet's a varlet, though they be clad in silk or scarlet. Thank you in advance! Pucca Joined on Sun, Aug 27 2006 Spain Senior Member 2,972 Idioms

	Pucca  +  370035 Thu, 24 May 07 11:52 PM Hello Marius! Thanks for your answer but I still don't understand what it means..and neither I understand the example you wrote.. Pucca

	Marius Hancu  +  370037 Thu, 24 May 07 11:53 PM Your dress/costume does not change who/what you are, nor your character. > ... it  means..and neither I understand ... it means, nor do I understand ... Marius Hancu

	Pucca  +  370043 Thu, 24 May 07 11:59 PM Thanks for the correction, Marius!   (Nor do I, I don't know how to use it but I know there was a thread about it, I'll read it now) Does that mean that you can't be the one you aren't? Pucca

	nona the brit  +  370049 Fri, 25 May 07 12:09 AM Does that mean that you can't be the one you aren't? Do you think a varlet is good? It isn't. It just means that whatever someone is dressed up as, if they are rubbish inside then they are still rubbish inside. It could also apply to things. I suppose it another way of saying 'you can't judge a book by its cover'. nona the brit Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004 England Veteran Member 11,713 The name says it all.

	Pucca  +  370050 Fri, 25 May 07 12:09 AM Hello again, Marius! When should we use it? Could it be used in this way? - Sara promised she would change and seems she managed it. - No, I don't think she did. - Why not? - An ape's an ape, a varlet's a varlet, though they be clad in silk or scarlet. Thanks in advance! Pucca

	Pucca  +  370052 Fri, 25 May 07 12:12 AM Hello Nona!  Nona The Brit wrote: 'you can't judge a book by its cover'. Yes, I also read this one! And understood it! So, they are synonymous.. Thanks for your help! Pucca