gold brick
Britishnoun
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something with only a superficial appearance of value
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slang an idler or shirker
Example Sentences
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In lectures he accused Matisse of “charlatanry” and the sale of Futurist paintings as “a gold brick swindle.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2016
Their Yellow Brick Road was paved with gold brick.
From Time • Sep. 17, 2013
One gold brick weighed more than 62 lbs.
From Time Magazine Archive
Garroway fashioned a Navy ribbon bearing a small gold brick, and, with proper ceremony, awarded the ribbon to qualified officers.
From Time Magazine Archive
When he let it go down the narrow gold brick path, the arrow left behind a shimmering trail.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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