decorate a beautiful object, improve a work of art Decorating that Scotch pine would be gilding the lily.
lily-livered
cowardly, chicken, wimpy Bull riding is not a sport for lily-livered folks. It's not for wimps.
lil
little
paint the lily|lily|paint
v. phr. To add unnecessarily to something already beautiful or good enough. To talk about a beautiful sunset is to gild the lily.For the beautiful girl to use makeup would be to gild the lily.Frank's father is a millionaire, but Frank gilds the lily by saying he is a billionaire.
An lil idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with lil, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
Cùng học tiếng anh với từ điển Từ đồng nghĩa, cách dùng từ tương tự, Thành ngữ, tục ngữ lil