to put (a) lipstick on a pig
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to make a fruitless attempt in order to make something look more beautiful or successful
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Disapproving
Idiom
Informal
Exempel
The company is trying to improve their public image through a new advertising campaign, but it's just putting a lipstick on a pig - they need to address the underlying problems.
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.
