gingerbread up: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  Englishidiomaticuncommoninformal
  • To decorate or embellish in an ornate or intricate manner.

  Examples

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  • For the school play, the students gingerbreaded up the stage with colorful banners and intricate paper flowers.

    For the school play, the students gingerbreaded up the stage with colorful banners and intricate paper flowers.

  • She gingerbreaded up her living room for the holidays, adding delicate lace curtains and ornate ornaments.

    She gingerbreaded up her living room for the holidays, adding delicate lace curtains and ornate ornaments.

  • They decided to gingerbread the cake with extra icing and decorative sugar shapes to impress their guests.

    They decided to gingerbread the cake with extra icing and decorative sugar shapes to impress their guests.

  • The architect gingerbreaded the façade of the building, adding fanciful carvings and detailed woodwork.

    The architect gingerbreaded the façade of the building, adding fanciful carvings and detailed woodwork.