pynte/sminke grisen
Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk
framstille noe bedre enn det er;
pynte/sminke brudento dress something up, pynte/sminke liketto paper over the cracks to present something as better than it is;
to dress something uppynte/sminke bruden, to paper over the crackspynte/sminke liket see:Se: grisa pig Eng. phraseto put lipstick on a pig
pynte/sminke brudento dress something up, pynte/sminke liketto paper over the cracks to present something as better than it is;
to dress something uppynte/sminke bruden, to paper over the crackspynte/sminke liket see:Se: grisa pig Eng. phraseto put lipstick on a pig
- politikerne forsøker å pynte grisen for å overbevise velgerne the politicians are trying to put lipstick on the pig to win the voters over
- asfalteringen ble gjort for å sminke grisen the asphalting was done to put lipstick on the pig