to put (a) lipstick on a pig
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sminka över problemet, försköna ett misslyckande
to make a fruitless attempt in order to make something look more beautiful or successful
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disapproving
idiom
informal
Exempel
Trying to make a poorly designed website look better with a new color scheme is like putting lipstick on a pig - it wo n't fix the underlying issues.
Att kalla uppsägningarna för omstrukturering är bara att sminka över problemet.
