Idiom
painting rocks
Meaning
pointless or futile work organised by the government, supposedly to increase employment but in fact merely disguising the unemployment level.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The government program is just painting rocks to keep people busy.”
“Critics argue that the new public works project is merely painting rocks, as it creates no real value for the economy.”
“While the administration claims these initiatives reduce unemployment, many observers view the entire scheme as little more than painting rocks, designed solely to mask deeper structural failures.”
Examples
simple
“The government program is just painting rocks to keep people busy.”
contextual
“Critics argue that the new public works project is merely painting rocks, as it creates no real value for the economy.”
complex
“While the administration claims these initiatives reduce unemployment, many observers view the entire scheme as little more than painting rocks, designed solely to mask deeper structural failures.”
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