English Explanatory Dictionary

put lipstick on a pig

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To superficially alter something in the hope of making it seem more appealing than it is in actuality.

Pronunciation

En-au-put lipstick on a pig.ogg

Word forms

put lipstick on a pig puts lipstick on a pig putting lipstick on a pig

Synonyms

polish a turd sugarcoat the pill

Related words

mutton dressed as lamb old wine in a new bottle you can't make a silk purse of a sow's ear you can't polish a turd cast pearls before swine

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