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take the gilt off the gingerbread
verb
To take away the most attractive or appealing qualities of something; to destroy an illusion.
Word Frequency 1800~2019
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elixir
maturing
uneasy
scholar
washable
overjoyed
useable
vagueness
negligee
talcum
disarray
direness
cheating
species
leotard
rematch
flagstone
barista
cabbie
subtext
take a bite out of
take out
gild the lily
cut down
bling out
take the biscuit
kill one's darlings
eat someone out of house and home
pull the rug out from under
go without
take one's kit off
take the shadow for the substance
knock someone off their perch
take it away
get one's kit off