English Dictionary

take the gilt off the gingerbread

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌteɪk ðə ˈɡɪlt ɒf ðə ˈd͡ʒɪn(d͡)ʒəbɹɛd/

動詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) To take away the most attractive or appealing qualities of something; to destroy an illusion.

日本語の意味

（物事の）魅力や幻想、見た目の華やかさを取り除いて、真実や本質をあらわにすること。 / 対象の魅力や魅惑的な側面を削ぎ、つかの間の美辞麗句や幻想を解体すること。

I didn't want to take the gilt off the gingerbread, but pointing out the missing safety features was necessary.

その魅力を損なうのは避けたかったが、安全性の欠陥を指摘する必要があった。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) To take away the most attractive or appealing qualities of something; to destroy an illusion.

If you only say the word, we shall take the gilt off the gingerbread,—you guess what I mean,—but remember that Sir Robert Walpole said, ‘every man has his price.’

takes the gilt off the gingerbread （ present singular third-person ）

taking the gilt off the gingerbread （ participle present ）

took the gilt off the gingerbread （ past ）

taken the gilt off the gingerbread （ participle past ）