をす【おくじょうおくをかす】

    expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); Godan verb with 'su' ending
  1. to do something useless; to gild the lily; to gild refined gold; to build a roof atop the roofidiomatic expressionsee also
Forms
  • をす【おくじょうおくをかす】
  • おくじょうおくをかす
Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. to do something useless; to gild the lily; to gild refined gold; to build a roof atop the roof
    2. This phrase is used to describe an action that is unnecessary or redundant, as it adds something that doesn't need to be added, much like putting a roof on an already covered structure.
    He is trying to gild the lily by adding another explanation.
    The design already uses wonderful colors, so adding more decorations is just gilding the lily.
Generated collocations (experimental)
to do something useless; to gild the lilyto make a futile effortto do something unnecessaryto make redundant effortsおなじ同じto repeat the same thingto add excessive decorationto create a double roofto do something that isn’t neededto make a meaningless improvementto do things that diminish value
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