to take the gloss off something

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• take the gloss off something — phrase to make something seem not as good as you thought it was Thesaurus: to make something seem less important or specialsynonym Main entry: gloss …   Useful english dictionary

• take the gloss off something — to make something seem not as good as you thought it was …   English dictionary

• gloss — gloss1 [ glɔs ] noun 1. ) singular or uncount the shiny surface of something such as paper, paint, or a photograph: a paint that gives a high (=very shiny) gloss a ) the shiny and attractive appearance of something, especially someone s hair 2. ) …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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