PAINT THE LILY


Meaning of PAINT THE LILY in English

{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./

See: GILD THE LILY.

Dictionary of English idioms .      Словарь английских идиом.