put lipstick on a pig

idiomatic

(idiomatic) To superficially alter something in the hope of making it seem more appealing than it is in actuality.

Japanese Meaning

実態を改善せず、見た目だけを変えて魅力があるかのように誤魔化す行為 / 本質的な問題に対処せず、表面的な装飾だけで状況をよく見せようとすること

No matter how much they try to put lipstick on a pig, the software's fundamental flaws remain.

どれだけ見かけだけを飾っても、そのソフトウェアの根本的な欠陥は変わらない。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) To superficially alter something in the hope of making it seem more appealing than it is in actuality.

That new box is like putting lipstick on a pig. It's still the same buggy program inside.

puts lipstick on a pig

（ present singular third-person ）

putting lipstick on a pig

（ participle present ）

put lipstick on a pig

（ participle past ）

put lipstick on a pig

（ past ）