polish a turd

slang To make something unpleasant seem more appealing than it really is—which is often a futile effort. "Turd" is a slang term for a piece of feces. Look, man, your term paper was bad before, and all of your edits are just making it worse—polishing a turd won't make it better.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Alfhild	-	Norwegian, Swedish
Georgiana	jor-JYAH-nə, jor-JAY-nə	English
Tsubaki	tsoo-bah-kee	Japanese
Gilberto	jeel-BER-to (Italian), heel-BER-to (Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
SÜMeyye	-	Turkish
Mesut	-	Turkish