Meaning of paint job | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The act, or the result of painting or repainting something
2. A modification to something which appears flashy or impressive but is actually superficial.
   figuratively

Examples

“His car has a great new paint⟳ job.”

“Hidden timber elements, lintels and roof tiles have⟳ also been replaced, in addition to gaining a new paint⟳ job and guttering drainage, and the removal of ivy that was damaging the exterior.”

“"Some seem to think⟳ that the Gun Metal Gray is just a "paint⟳ job", which it is not," wrote Konami's community relations operatives in a recent public forum post⟳.”

“With a smooth screenplay from former Buffy: The Vampire Slayer writer, Marti Noxon, and a re-tooled story from original writer/director Tom Holland, Fright Night circa-2011 feels like⟳ more than a just shiny new 3D paint⟳ job.”

“"WeWork is nothing but Regus with a paint⟳ job—it's newer, cooler," said Frank Cottle, chairman of Alliance Business Centers, a large network of serviced offices. WeWork's valuation, he said, "makes no sense⟳."”

“Their towering self-regard gives them the false belief that all their arguments – including the book's premise, which is just a repackaging of 18th-century Burkean conservatism with a faux-Darwinian paint⟳ job – are staggeringly innovative.”

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