The story
A common misquotation of a line from William Shakespeare's play King John.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
gild the lily
Today it means: To embellish or improve something unnecessarily. Full definition →
Today it means: To embellish or improve something unnecessarily. Full definition →
A common misquotation of a line from William Shakespeare's play King John.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.