| 单词 | like putting lipstick on a pig |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslike putting lipstick on a pig colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). to put lipstick on a pig: to (seek to) make minor or superficial improvements to something considered fundamentally unappealing or inadequate. Frequently in like putting lipstick on a pig. ΚΠ 1985 Washington Post 16 Nov. c1/1 The board of supervisors..asked if they couldn't use the money to renovate Candlestick Park. ‘That,’ replied KNBR personality Ron Lyons, ‘would be like putting lipstick on a pig.’ 1995 N.Y. Times 24 Mar. a22/2 Representative Patricia Schroeder of Colorado called them ‘cosmetic amendments’ and said: ‘It's like putting lipstick on a pig. When you're through, you still have a pig.’ 2009 W. Swanton Murderball iii. ix. 201 He downplays his slick attire by suggesting you can put lipstick on a pig but when all is said and done, it remains a pig. < as lemmas |
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