pynte/sminke bruden
Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk
framstille noe bedre enn det er;
pynte/sminke grisento put lipstick on a pig, pynte/sminke liketto paper over the cracks to present something as better than it is;
to put lipstick on a pigpynte/sminke grisen, to paper over the crackspynte/sminke liket see:Se: bruda bride, pynteto decorate · to make something look nice Eng. phraseto dress something up
pynte/sminke grisento put lipstick on a pig, pynte/sminke liketto paper over the cracks to present something as better than it is;
to put lipstick on a pigpynte/sminke grisen, to paper over the crackspynte/sminke liket see:Se: bruda bride, pynteto decorate · to make something look nice Eng. phraseto dress something up
- eieren av skisenteret ser ingen grunn til å pynte bruden for potensielle kjøpere the owner of the ski resort sees no reason to dress things up for potential buyers
- ledelsen sminket bruden før salget av bedriften the management dressed things up before selling the company