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：2025/11/26
put lipstick on a pig
Verb
idiomatic
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
（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ participle past ）
（ past ）
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(idiomatic) To superficially alter something in the hope of making it seem more appealing than it is in actuality.
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put lipstick on a pig
No matter how much they try to put lipstick on a pig, the software's fundamental flaws remain.
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No matter how much they try to put lipstick on a pig, the software's fundamental flaws remain.
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