He thinks it's okay to do this, but it's actually something that makes people laugh.

He thinks it's okay to do this, but it's actually gilding the lily and making people laugh.

The knowledge expansion of gilding the lily;

To gild the lily is an idiom evolved from a fable, which originated from the second policy of the Warring States Period. It refers to adding feet to a snake when drawing it, and then doing unnecessary things, which is not only useless, but also inappropriate. It also means fabricating facts, making them out of nothing, and reinventing them. Generally used as an object in a sentence; With a derogatory connotation.

Idiom moral:

Anyone who does something must have specific requirements and clear goals, pursue it with a clear and firm will, and don't be carried away by victory. People who are carried away by victory are often covered up by blind optimism, leading to failure. This idiom warns people not to get dizzy and complacent after making some achievements. To rock the boat and deliberately show off will only be self-defeating and lose its original advantages.