Gadit

gilds of the lily

gild the lily
Definitions
1idiomTo unnecessarily add embellishments or enhancements to something that is already beautiful or perfect, often resulting in excess or redundancy.
Adding more decorations to the already beautiful cake is just gilding the lily.
The director's attempt to add more special effects to the film was seen as gilding the lily.
She insisted on adding more details to the dress, but it felt like gilding the lily.
Word Origin
Language
English
Originally meant
To add unnecessary ornamentation to something already beautiful.
Background
The phrase 'gild the lily' is a misquotation from Shakespeare's play 'King John', where the original line is 'to paint the lily'. It suggests that adding gold to a lily, which is already naturally beautiful, is excessive.