Wpis użytkownika Klapek00 w Hydepark
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2piorunówCzy istnieje angielski odpowiednik zwrotu "pudrować trupa"?
#pytanie #angielski
Komentarze (4)
@Klapek00 polishing a turd?
@Klapek00 Besides "putting lipstick on a pig", nearly literal translation like "putting makeup on a corpse/cadaver" would work as well and would be easily understandable.
I'd maybe opt for beautifying instead of putting makeup though, even if it'd be less literal.
@Klapek00 to nie jest to czego szukasz ale tym tropem idź i może sam pytanie zadaj tylko je dobrze sformułuj.
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/240473/make-something-great-out-of-a-bad-situation#240477
@Klapek00 - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipstick_on_a_pig
Lipstick on a pigThe phrase to put "lipstick on a pig" means making superficial or cosmetic changes to a product in a futile effort to disguise its fundamental failings. There are many phrases using pigs, monkeys, or swine, dating back to ancient times. This phrase seems to have been coined in the 20th century. The phrase "lipstick on a pig" has been used for centuries in various forms, including "you can't make a silk purse from a sow's ear." The use of "lipstick on a pig" in its current form dates back to at least 1926, but it gained widespread use in political rhetoric during the 2008 United States presidential election, where it was used to criticize spin and to imply that an opponent (beginning with Sarah Palin) was attempting to repackage established policies and present them as new. It has since been used in political discourse in various countries, sometimes causing controversy. Etymology Pigs have long been featured in proverbial...Wikipedia