“Gild the lily” means adding unnecessary ornament to something already fine. The modern wording is linked to, but not quoted from, Shakespeare.
Why we say “gild the lily”
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No one invented English grammar
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English grammar was not invented by one person. It evolved through use, then early grammarians such as William Bullokar described it.
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