Can't polish a turd

Despite your best efforts, there are some things you just can't fix/improve.

To point out futile attempts to conceal/change the baisc nature of something.

1) Joe: Danny's back in town. He lost a bunch of weight, got a nose job, got hair plugs and now wears really flashy clothes but he's still one ugly motherfucker.

Jim: Well, you can't polish a turd.

2) The comb-over hairstyle

by henryj May 02, 2006

Can't polish a turd

No matter how nice someone acts or good someone dresses, it doesn't change the fact that the person is at that time seen as an asshole.

Scene from Californication: protagonist suits up for a trial when daughter walks in.
Protagonist: 'How do I look?'
Daughter: 'You know what they say...can't polish a turd.'

by AnaleTaart August 12, 2011

You can't polish a turd

You can't make something that's not naturally good great even with the hardest attempts.

"After years, he's just never going to change his selfish ways." "Well, you can't polish a turd!!"

by SarcasticSeminar101 July 14, 2015

you can't polish a turd

trying to "fix up" a junky car.it cannot be done, give it up!

nathan, sell that cavi!you can't polish a turd!

by da trick biatch December 21, 2005

you can't polish a turd

to try to "fix up" an ugly car, or to try to turn a compact rice burner into a race car.

i told that guy trying to pimp a cavi, "you can't polish a turd"

by da trick biatch November 29, 2005

you can't polish a turd

unconvincingly attempt to make an irreconcilably bad situation look good.

They're trying to portray the poor financial reports as positive, but you can't polish a turd.

by esmith512 April 16, 2007

you can't polish a turd

An attempt to conceal and/or strive to improve misfortunate genes.

We all know at the end of the day, you can't polish a turd.

Enough said...

you can't polish a turd

by familyguyfanclub October 11, 2010