put lipstick on a pig

Meaning: (idiomatic)Tosuperficiallyaltersomething in the hope of making it seem moreappealingthan it is inactuality.Near-synonyms:polish a turd,sugarcoat the pillThat new box is likeputting lipstick on a pig. It's still the same buggy program inside.1987, Warner Fusselle,Baseball...a Laughing Matter!, page183:Fran Healy, Mets announcer and former Giants catcher (about the possibility of putting a dome on Candlestick): "It would be likeputting lipstick on a pig."

Examples:

EN: Have you ever heard that expression, "You can put lipstick on a pig?"
ES: ¿Alguna vez escucharon decir: "Puedes pintarle los labios a un cerdo?".
EN: Well, with Artistry's rouge, you can literally put lipstick on a pig and that pig will turn heads.
ES: Con el labial de Artistry, eso es posible y el cerdo llamará la atención.
EN: I like Ohio State... You can put lipstick on a pig... ♪ So in love with you... Welcome.
ES: Puedes poner labial en un cerdo... Bienvenidos.
EN: I'm trying to put lipstick on a pig here.
ES: Intento maquillar un cerdo, colabora conmigo.
EN: You can't put lipstick on a pig.
ES: No puedes poner lápiz labial a un cerdo.
ES: No puedes ponerle lápiz labial a un cerdo.
EN: - Why can't you put lipstick on a pig?
ES: ¿Por qué no puedes poner lápiz labial a un cerdo?
EN: But put lipstick on a pig and it's still a pig.
ES: Que sepas que la mona aunque se vista de seda...
EN: Yeah, like, "You can't put lipstick on a pig."
ES: Sí, como: "Aunque el cerdo se ponga lápiz labial"... No.
EN: As they say, you can't put lipstick on a pig.
ES: Como se suele decir, no se le puede poner lápiz labial en un cerdo.
EN: You can't spin the truth, you cannot polish it up or put lipstick on a pig, which is what I feel like you're trying to do to me right now.
ES: No puedes darle vueltas a la verdad, no puedes pulirla o maquillar a un cerdo y es lo que siento que estás intentando hacerme ahora mismo.
EN: You can put lipstick on a pig, man.
ES: Puedes ponerle lápiz de labios a un cerdo, tío,
EN: You can't put lipstick on a pig, Spencer.
ES: No puedes ponerle lápiz labial a un cerdo, Spencer.
EN: You can put lipstick on a pig, it's still a pig.
ID: Kau bisa memolesksn lipstik pada babi..., ..tetapi tetap saja babi.
EN: Oh, yeah, like, "You can't put lipstick on a pig."
ID: Oh, ya. Seperti, "Kau tidak boleh memakaikan lipstik pada seekor babi."
EN: You can put lipstick on a pig, Mand. It's still a pig!
ID: Kau boleh memakai lipstik di wajah babimu, dan kau tetap saja berwajah babi.

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