When the evidence emerges, it takes the gilt off the gingerbread of the politician's public image.

By taking the gilt off the gingerbread, the baker revealed how poorly the cookie was actually decorated.

The novel confronts the tragedy of taking one's own life through the eyes of the survivors.

When one becomes consumed by hopelessness, one sometimes takes one's own life.

I may not agree with everyone's choices, but I remind myself that it takes all kinds to make a world.

For a professional baker, perfecting this recipe is like taking candy from a baby.

Every evening, he takes a long walk on a short pier before dinner.

I felt strangely calm, taking a long walk on a short pier as the sun dipped below the horizon.

Whenever the team frets over insignificant logo colors, she takes a flying fuck at a rolling donut and refuses to waste time on them.

After the scandal, he kept taking a flying fuck at a rolling donut, shrugging off every rumor as if it meant nothing.