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put lipstick on a pig

idiom

To superficially alter something in the hope of making it seem more appealing than it is in actuality.


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  1. 01

    couldn't stop a pig in a passage

    To be bow-legged.

  2. 02

    happy as a pig in mud

    Very happy or content.

  3. 03

    happy as a pig in shit

    Extremely happy; obviously satisfied and carefree.

  4. 04

    make a pig of oneself

    To eat to excess; to overeat; to gorge.

  5. 05

    not to put too fine a point on it

    Used to apologize for a possibly impolite statement one is making; to put it bluntly; to express it in plain terms.

  6. 06

    pig in a poke

    Something whose true value is concealed or unknown and may be lower than expected by the buyer or claimed by the seller, especially something offered for sale.

  7. 07

    put a band-aid on a bullet wound

    To inadequately treat a serious situation.

  8. 08

    put a blanket over

    Make (something) seem less serious.

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