a lick of paint/colour etcCOVERAMOUNTa small amount of paint etc put onto the surface of something to improve its appearance 薄薄一层油漆/颜料等 It’ll be okay after a lick of paint. 刷上一点油漆就行了。
a lick of paint/colour etc• Rooms have recently had a lick of paint, but nothing too drastic, making this an unbeatable central London bargain.• Julie Mills moved into her Edwardian town house in London expecting to just give it a lick of paint.
→ a lick of paint/colour etc at lick2(1)