Gild the Lily 1100 Words Gild the Lily 1100 Words /gɪld - ðiː -ˈlɪl.i/ (idiom) to spoil the quality of something by trying to make it better while it's good enough, praise someone extravagantly, to decorate something which is already beautiful, get carried away, overdo it, go too far, over-egg the pudding, go over the top: The Gilded Lily - from the Shakespearean expression, "to gild the lily" meaning to adorn something which is already beautiful. I believe in the inherent beauty of ALL woman so the addition of jewelry only enhances that which is already lovely. So buy something ...
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Gild the Lily 1100 Words You Need Week 14 Day 3
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