单词 | gild the lily |
释义 | gild the lily From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgild the lilygild the lilyIMPROVEto spoil something by trying to improve it when it is already good enough → gildExamples from the Corpusgild the lily• To dress up humour would be the ultimate in gilding the lily.• Instead of gilding the lily the photographs added atmosphere - a sense of history. |
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