Cómo Pronunciar "put lipstick on a pig"
expression
PUUT LIP-stik on uh PIG
put LIP-stik on ay PIG
Definición
To make superficial or cosmetic changes to something to make it look better, without fixing the real problem.
Transcripción IPA
Inglés Americano
ˈpʊt/ /ˈɫɪpˌstɪk/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈpɪɡ
Inglés Británico
pʊt/ /lˈɪpstɪk/ /ˈɒn/ /æɪ/ /pˈɪɡ
Pronunciación Simplificada
EE.UU.
PUUT LIP-stik on uh PIG
UK
put LIP-stik on ay PIG
Escucha en Contexto
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.