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单词 gilding the lily
释义
gilding the lily
phrase [VERB inflects]
If you say that someone is gilding the lily, you mean that they are spoiling something that is already beautiful or perfect by trying to improve it or by praising it too highly.
When it comes to cooking there is no need to gild the lily .
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