كيف تنطق "put lipstick on a pig"

expression

PUUT LIP-stik on uh PIG

put LIP-stik on ay PIG

التعريف

To make superficial or cosmetic changes to something to make it look better, without fixing the real problem.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈpʊt/ /ˈɫɪpˌstɪk/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈpɪɡ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

pʊt/ /lˈɪpstɪk/ /ˈɒn/ /æɪ/ /pˈɪɡ

أمريكي

PUUT LIP-stik on uh PIG

بريطاني

put LIP-stik on ay PIG

You can't fix the old car by just putting lipstick on a pig.

Painting the walls is just putting lipstick on a pig if the building is falling apart.

Changing the menu won't help if the food is bad—it's just putting lipstick on a pig.

They tried to improve customer service, but it was just putting lipstick on a pig because the real issue was their faulty product.