a (new) lick of paint
a (new) lick of paint
1. A fresh coat or application of paint. We'll have this place ready for you to move into in no time—spruce up the garden, wash the windows, and slap on a new lick of paint, and you'll be good to go!
2. A refurbishment of something's aesthetic appearance. The car is a little busted up on the outside, but it still runs perfectly fine. It just needs a lick of paint, and it will be as good as new. The video game remake is really just the original game with a new lick of paint—the exact same mechanics, story, enemies, and environments, but with lovely new HD graphics.
See also: lick, of, paint
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
a lick of ˈpaint
(informal) a coat of fresh paint: All this house needs is a good clean and a lick of paint.See also: lick, of, paint
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- a fresh lick of paint
- a lick of paint
- another coat of paint
- a world of
- a world of (something)
- slap
- (as) sound as a pound
- slap on
- turkey slap
- a/the world of difference