| 屋上屋を架す | [おくじょうおくをかす, okujouokuwokasu] (exp, v5s) (See 屋上架屋) to do something useless; to paint the lily; to gild refined gold; to build a roof atop the roof [Add to Longdo] |
| gild the lily | (v) adorn unnecessarily (something that is already beautiful), Syn. paint the lily |
| gild the lily | (v) make unnecessary additions to what is already complete, Syn. paint the lily |