polish a turd

短语

缘木求鱼

发音

AU

词形变化

polished a turd polishes a turd 三单 polishes a turd polishing a turd polishing a turd 现在分词 polished a turd 过去式 polished a turd 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To work on a time-consuming and ultimately pointless or impossible task; to try to perfect what is inherently bad.

    缘木求鱼

    习语 粗俗

    Near-synonym: put lipstick on a pig