decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold
gild Idiom, Proverb
gild the lily
decorate a beautiful object, improve a work of art Decorating that Scotch pine would be gilding the lily.
Gilded cage
If someone is in a gilded cage, they are trapped and have restricted or no freedom, but have very comfortable surroundings- many famous people live in luxury but cannot walk out of their house alone.
gild
gild gild the lily 1) To adorn unnecessarily something already beautiful. 2) To make superfluous additions to what is already complete.
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