paint the lily

ریشه

The phrase 'paint the lily' is derived from a line in Shakespeare's play 'King John', where the character King John says, 'To gild refined gold, to paint the lily'.

مثال

• The garden was already beautiful, but she couldn't resist painting the lily by adding more flowers.
• He felt that the design was perfect and didn't want to paint the lily by making unnecessary changes.
• Sometimes, it's best to appreciate things as they are and not try to paint the lily.