The phrase
"window dressing" refers to the action of making something look better or more appealing than it actually is, usually to deceive or impress others. It's like putting makeup on to hide flaws or arranging things in a certain way to make them seem more attractive.
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When the issue is unavoidable, he engages in policy
window dressing in order to fool the Australian public into believing that the Government takes its responsibilities seriously.
But this is
just window dressing for the machine itself: a red rig that looks like a 180 - metre - long subway train.
But these costumes are not merely
window dressing for the characters: each comes with their own personas as well.
There are tons of characters on screen, but they are just used
as window dressing to fill maps and create a sense of scale.
«Renewable energy used to be more
like window dressing to many utilities — resources they built to satisfy mandates, not meet significant system needs,» the survey notes.
Artistic
window dressings on a royal blue front door invites visitors into this textile design studio and echoes the whimsical colors inside.
Window dressing by fund managers at the end of the year to make there fund look like everyone else's creates value opportunities.
When it comes to choosing the
best window dressings for the doors in your home, things can be a little daunting.
This helps you forget how one - note the gameplay is and makes the fetch quests and
other window dressing seem much more vital and interesting.
I love paddle shifters on sports cars with a geared transmission, but on a CVT - equipped low power car they are
really window dressing.
A little
less window dressing a lot more economic development for the poor, middle class would get us all were we want to go.
Good software design is a lot more than
pretty window dressing: it has to inform every aspect of software development.
Putting such a system in place at every secondary school would show genuine commitment to genuine restorative justice — not just
fashionable window dressing, which is what we're getting now.
Window dressing pushes the prices of your holdings lower, in spite of their continued income production and sustained quality ratings.
Other vibrant colours are available, so you can create
smart window dressings, whatever your decorating scheme.
Window dressings serve a number of functions, from drawing together an interior scheme to cutting sunlight and creating a sense of privacy.
There are small variations written into all of them, but it's
window dressing over the same basic experience.
I've never been one to go in for the «special edition,» as the bare bones versions of most games are already extravagant expenditures without any
extra window dressing.
I didn't get very far in but this seemed like a pretty
neat window dressing to the card battling itself.
There's some
modest window dressing to make for a smoother experience that you'll see in the lock screen, notifications and other design elements.
I painted my room the aqua color and am going to try to find a «cheap» find on
similar window dressing... thanks as always for all the ideas!
Not only does the design you choose need to be attractive, it will ultimately dictate the light that's cast into the space, so a
versatile window dressing is your best option.
Carefully selected antiques are combined with a
traditional window dressing and a period fireplace to create a classic living room scheme.
I suppose it is important that social media giants believe in their cause, but in the grand scheme of things... it's mostly
just window dressing of sorts.
At first, having this living patchwork of villagers may seem like a nice bit
of window dressing.
These options should provide enough variation and tactical strategy, but they end up just feeling
like window dressing.
The décor, clothing and parties are
window dressing for acting between two actors who have to convey love, his longing for something else and her losing something that was a marriage.