You cannot just put lipstick on a pig to fix this broken car.
put lipstick on a pig
idiomTo superficially alter something in the hope of making it seem more appealing than it is in actuality.
The company tried to put lipstick on a pig by changing the product name, but the quality remained poor.
Despite the elaborate marketing campaign designed to put lipstick on a pig, the public quickly recognized that the underlying policy was fundamentally flawed.
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couldn't stop a pig in a passage
To be bow-legged.
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happy as a pig in mud
Very happy or content.
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happy as a pig in shit
Extremely happy; obviously satisfied and carefree.
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make a pig of oneself
To eat to excess; to overeat; to gorge.
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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.
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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.
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put a band-aid on a bullet wound
To inadequately treat a serious situation.
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put a blanket over
Make (something) seem less serious.