to put (a) lipstick on a pig

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "put (a) lipstick on a pig"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

to make a fruitless attempt in order to make something look more beautiful or successful

to [put] (a|) lipstick on a pig definition and meaning
Disapproving
Idiom
Informal
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The politician tried to make their flawed policy sound better with clever phrasing, but it was just putting lipstick on a pig - the policy was still flawed.
LanGeek
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