The idiom "To gild the lily" means?
- To improve something naturally beautiful
- To exaggerate a story
- To waste effort by adding unnecessary ornamentation
- None of these
Explanation
- “To gild the lily” means to add extra decoration or improvement where it is not needed.
- It refers to making something already beautiful or perfect unnecessarily more elaborate.
- The idiom criticizes overdoing or excessive embellishment that adds no real value.
Last verified on 14-06-2026
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- Rich and poor people
- Wise and foolish people
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- Unreliable person
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