英语词汇“gild the lily”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	gild the lily
释义	gild the lily in British English a. to adorn unnecessarily something already beautiful b. to praise someone inordinately See full dictionary entry for gild gild the lily in American English to attempt vain improvements on something that is already excellent or perfect See full dictionary entry for lily gild the lily to act unnecessarily by trying to improve something which is already very good Here in Europe I'm gilding the lily. There they really need advice. Examples of 'gild the lily' in a sentence gild the lily Where would their talent for gilding the lily of truth be most usefully applied? Times, Sunday Times (2008) They do the drama really well without gilding the lily. The Sun (2010) Gild the lily with a glass of fizz and a dozen oysters. Times, Sunday Times (2007) But is this to make genuine improvements or to gild the lily? Times, Sunday Times (2013)
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gild the lily in British English