lipstick on a pig
- polishSmooth by rubbing
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
- coverupDeliberate hiding of wrongdoing
- shamFraudulent imitation
superficial · cosmetic · veneer · pretense · gloss · makeover · spin · whitewash · gussied · futile · hopeless · deception · charade · window-dressing · turd · ugly · beautify · slick
- deceptionlie, lies, lying, fake, fraud
- appearance idiomsall dolled up, dolled up, done up, dressed to kill, dressed to the nines
authenticity of improvement
lipstick on a pigdiamond in the rough
Unrefined person with potential
structural change · total makeover · from the ground up · paradigm shift · game changer
honesty of presentation
lipstick on a pigcalling a spade a spade
Stating things directly
warts and all · telling it like it is · what you see is what you get · unvarnished truth · no frills