to take the gilt off the gingerbread
[take] the gilt off {one's} gingerbreadto take the gilt off the gingerbread
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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
We had a great trip, but our flight home was badly delayed, which took the gilt off the gingerbread.
The unexpected repair costs took the gilt off the gingerbread of their new home purchase.
