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What does gild the lily mean?

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Verb
  1. (idiomatic) To embellish or improve something unnecessarily.
  2. To add superfluous attributes to something.
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It is not necessary to gild the lily by over ornate presentation.
Frankly, it is not surprising that the ambassador is trying to gild the lily and dampen down concerns that are very real.
Good though the matching of crumbly, flaking croissant with hot sticky apples and cold, slightly soured cream is, you may want to gild the lily.
Thankfully, the BBC doesn''t, and decided to gild the lily by recruiting Michaela Strachan for the new run.
I believe, however, that we should try not to gild the lily by embellishing the Commission's plans with amendments which vest even more power in the new agency.
Producers Max Martin and Ryan Tedder help gild the lily with beats to bolster the catchy but often anaemic tunes.

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