to gild the lily

English - Turkish

Definition of to gild the lily in English Turkish dictionary

allayıp pullamak

English - English

Definition of to gild the lily in English English dictionary

To embellish or improve something unnecessarily

To add superfluous attributes to something

make unnecessary additions to what is already complete adorn unnecessarily (something that is already beautiful)

{f} needlessly adorn something that is already very beautiful

Hyphenation

to gild the li·ly

Turkish pronunciation

tı gîld dhi lîli

Pronunciation

/tə ˈgəld ᴛʜē ˈləlē/ /tə ˈɡɪld ðiː ˈlɪliː/