Sentences with phrase «to gild the lily»
"To gild the lily" means to add unnecessary embellishment or decoration to something that is already beautiful or impressive. It implies that such additional enhancement is excessive and unnecessary. Full definition
The SE gilded the lily with leather seats, a more powerful engine (140 horsepower against the EX's 130) and antilock brakes, which were a first for the Accord.
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If man comes to have godlike powers, then his calling is to exercise the same regard for the goodness of all things, as does God, who numbers the hairs of our heads, takes note of every sparrow that falls, and gilds the lilies of the field.
Doing anything other than eating in - season blueberries out of hand seems like gilding the lily.
I hope I have not gilded the lily too much in the above discussion.
Gilding the lily does nothing for good food.
And to completely gild the lily,...
And in Wolfbane Hilary Mantel tries to redress the negative publicity enjoyed by the minister and gilds the lily somewhat.
third, calling voting habits among fundamentalists «nuanced» is gilding the lily quite a lot, ralph.
I even had time to make my own stock which I'm sure gilded the lily.
I hope Elise's friend's friend doesn't mind that I bastardized her recipe, I just couldn't resist gilding the lily, as usual.
Gilding the lily once again — some things never get old.
Spooning this into homemade ice cream defines gilding the lily.
No additional fats are required to make it creamy, unless you want to add some vegan butter to really gild the lily.
Molinaro's nominators at convention will no doubt gild the lily.
Maybe this is gilding the lily here, but I'd love to make these for a Thanksgiving brunch, with pumpkin in them.
Jean Antoine Watteau finds a world at war and Arlene Shechet its porcelain, while Pierre Gouthière gilds the lily.
The fake flowers gild the lily but Likes to Bikes has a retro - futuristic vibe like a Dr.Who Dalek with a plan.
Though to suggest these refinements push «the bike into the modern age of design» might be gilding the lily just a smidge.
I told her not to gild the lily when she was writing a story from a press release and she looked at me totally blankly.
Gild the lily with arugula, a fried egg, Dungeness crab -LSB-...]
Lelio's actors help him to gild the lily of his style, and miraculously so, because Weisz, McAdams, and Alessandro Nivola, as Esit's husband and Ronit's childhood friend, Dovid, fill in the script's gaps in characterization.
Skipped the sugar top, seemed like gilding the lily.
It isn't every kid who is a pathological lying demon - spawn nor do those kids who do have a tendency to gild the lily do so on every occasion but the common mythology that children of a certain age aren't either capable of, or pre-disposed to, fabrication is just that — a myth.
I kept the farmhouse tradition of my family of not gilding the lily and kept the cake plain.
Here's an indulgent thought... if you want to completely gild the lily, drizzle a little melted dark chocolate on top of these cookies!
By and large, for at least the last decade or two, the folks at Benz never «gilded the lily» or added technology purely for tech's sake.
I have to admit that I, too, can never quite «gild the lily» as you so aptly put it!
To gild the lily, I like to finish the cupcakes with a shower of chocolate sprinkles on top — my favorite are Dutch dark chocolate sprinkles, like Deruyter brand.
Is there room for a splash of brandy or Calvados in the sauce as well or is that gilding the lily?
And to gild the lily, there's a fresh margarita pico de gallo.
One person's «gilding the lily» is another person's «enhanced aesthetics»...
Maybe I'm gilding the lily a bit, but I'm thinking homemade Tomato jam, a crumble of goat cheese, and that aforementioned egg on top.
You can «gild the lily» for me any day as long as its with Chocolate Covered Strawberries!
Yes, that's a lot of strawberries and some people may say it gilds the lily, but it really does taste amazing for those who dare to go big.
Gild the lily with arugula, a fried egg, Dungeness crab or whatever sounds good.
Because I'm me, I had to gild the lily a little bit.
I even decided not to make the caramel sauce, as that would be «gilding the lily».
Want to gild the lily?
The chocolate in my opinion is optional - a bit of gilding the lily.
I omitted the pecans so as to not «gild the lily,» but boy the idea of chopped, toasted pecans is still on my mind....
To gild the lily, serve with chocolate - dipped strawberries.
If you really want to gild the lily, use melted butter instead of olive oil.
We gild the lily with a quick and simple homemade blueberry compote swirled right into the top before baking.
To gild the lily, I added a layer of chocolate mirror icing.
From here, you can gild the lily a bit and top it with a schmear of pastured butter, or you can just eat as is.