to take the gilt off the gingerbread
[take] the gilt off {one's} gingerbread
to take the gilt off the gingerbread
01
to cause something to be less enjoyable as it could be
Dialect
British
British![to [take] the gilt off the gingerbread definition and meaning](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/42114/original/?type=jpeg "to [take] the gilt off the gingerbread definition and meaning")
disapproving
idiom
informal
Exempel
The negative feedback from critics took the gilt off the gingerbread of the director's highly anticipated film.
