gilding the lily carry coals to Newcastle paint a snake with feet -- superfluous add legs to one´s sketch of a serpent are completely superfluous
Comment upon this would be to paint the lily.
对此发表评论无异于画蛇添足。
—— 给力词典精选The dress is perfect. Don´t add anything to it at all. It would just be gilding the lily.
这条裙子已经很完美了, 别再作任何修饰了, 那只会画蛇添足。
—— 给力词典精选To comment upon this would be to paint the lily.
对此加以评论,将是画蛇添足。
—— 给力词典精选Comment on this would be to gild the lily.
对此发表评说无异于画蛇添足。
—— 给力词典精选Let well alone. ( prov. ) ( Don´t try to improve sth. that is already satisfactory )
( 谚 ) 对已感满意之事不要再求改善;不要画蛇添足。
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