Verb: paint the lily
- Adorn unnecessarily (something that is already beautiful)
"There's no need to paint the lily of her natural beauty";
- gild the lily
- Make unnecessary additions to what is already complete
"Adding more decorations to the already ornate cake was just painting the lily";
- gild the lily
Derived forms: painted the lily, painting the lily, paints the lily
Type of: add, adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, fancify, grace, ornament