Phrase of the Day
Ginger’s Phrase of the Day provides you with a daily dose of interesting facts and trivia on some of the more, and less, common phrases in the English language. Learn the real meaning behind these phrases, when and how to use them and other less-known info behind each phrase.
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Putting Lipstick on a Pig
'Putting Lipstick on a Pig' is a rhetorical term generally used in reference to someone who's trying to make cosmetic or superficial changes on himself that clearly doesn't deceive anyone. Example of use: Marla – "Did you see Susan's new hairdo? I guess she thought that cutting her bangs and coloring her hair bright orange looks good." Joe – "Oh please, it's like putting lipstick on a pig."
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