| Add unnecessary ornamentation (4,3,4) |
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| Use excessive embellishment (4,3,4) |
The Guardian Quick |
22 Jan 2025 |
| Embellish something unnecessarily |
New York Times |
19 Aug 2023 |
| Add unnecessary adornments |
The Guardian Quick |
15 May 2023 |
| "Luckily, my replacement blooms grew in beautifully. In fact, I was inspired to ___ by planting an extra row!" |
Universal |
27 Jun 2022 |
| *Add unneeded ornamentation |
LA Times Daily |
24 Mar 2019 |
| *Add unneeded ornamentation |
The Washington Post |
24 Mar 2019 |
| *Add unneeded ornamentation |
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| Try to improve what is already beautiful |
New York Times |
11 Sep 2018 |
| To perform redundant beauty treatment, I'll dye light bristles |
The Telegraph Toughie |
19 Apr 2018 |
| Try to improve what is already beautiful |
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| Idiom taken directly from Shakespeare's 'King John' |
Jonesin |
29 Nov 2016 |
| Overdo it |
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| Often-used misquotation for Shakespeare. |
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