gilding the lily

English - Turkish

Definition of gilding the lily in English Turkish dictionary

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gild the lily

allayıp pullamak

English - English

Definition of gilding the lily in English English dictionary

Present participle of gild the lily

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gild the lily

To embellish or improve something unnecessarily

gild the lily

To add superfluous attributes to something

gild the lily

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

gild the lily

{f} needlessly adorn something that is already very beautiful

Hyphenation

gild·ing the li·ly

Turkish pronunciation

gîldîng dhi lîli

Pronunciation

/ˈgəldəɴɢ ᴛʜē ˈləlē/ /ˈɡɪldɪŋ ðiː ˈlɪliː/