| 单词 | paint the lily |
| 释义 | paint the lily (once / 101891 pages) v WORD FAMILY paint the lily: painted the lily, painting the lily, paints the lily USAGE EXAMPLESHe doesn’t just paint the lily; he bejewels and shellacs it, too. New York Times(Dec 06, 2016) Just recall the wisdom of the Bard: “To paint the lily, To throw a perfume on the violet . . . is wasteful and ridiculous excess.” Washington Post(Feb 08, 2015) It was to "gild refined gold, and paint the lily." Willis, N. Parker, Pencillings by the Way—Written Duri...(2012) 1v make unnecessary additions to what is already complete Syn|Hyper gild the lily add make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of 2v adorn unnecessarily (something that is already beautiful) Syn|Hyper gild the lily adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, grace, ornament make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. |
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