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paint the lily
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | paint the lily - adorn unnecessarily (something that is already beautiful)gild the lilyadorn, decorate, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify - make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day" | | 2. | paint the lily - make unnecessary additions to what is already completegild the lilyadd - make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table" |
paint the lily
paint the lilyTo add embellishment to something that is already beautiful or outstanding. The phrase comes from Shakespeare's King John: "To gild refined gold, to paint the lily ... is wasteful and ridiculous excess." My wife is so gorgeous that putting her in a fancy gown would just be painting the lily. Why add a filter to your photo of the rainbow? No need to paint the lily.See also: lily, paintpaint the lily
Related to paint the lily: gild the lilySynonyms for paint the lilyverb adorn unnecessarily (something that is already beautiful)SynonymsRelated Words- adorn
- decorate
- grace
- ornament
- embellish
- beautify
verb make unnecessary additions to what is already completeSynonymsRelated Words |