Phrases with «to polish a turd»

"Polishing a turd" means trying to improve or make something appear better, even though it is inherently flawed or bad. Full definition

But Netflix didn't just polish this turd: They served it up on a silver platter, and had everyone rushing to dig in. (slate.com)
You can polish a turd for hours and it will still be a turd. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
its left till the last minuit as its all about the lesser cheaper option and AW thinks he can sometimes polish a turd and that's not happening any more. (justarsenal.com)
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