ALL meanings of gilding the lily

gild·ing the lil·y

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verb gilding the lily present participle of gild the lily. 0
phrase gilding the lily If you say that someone is gilding the lily, you mean that they are spoiling something that is already beautiful or perfect by trying to improve it or by praising it too highly. 0

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