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to put (a) lipstick on a pig
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iets mooier voorstellen dan het is, een mislukking oppoetsen
to make a fruitless attempt in order to make something look more beautiful or successful
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disapproving
idiom
informal
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The team was trying to salvage a failing project by making superficial changes, but it was just putting a lipstick on a pig - the project was still doomed to fail.
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