gilded cage

noun

Meaning

A place (or, by extension, situation) which is superficially attractive but nevertheless constraining; a comfortable but confined situation.

Related words

gaudiness(English)tawdry(English)tinselry(English)spiderweb(English)glass jaw(English)hothouse flower(English)varnish(English)curate's egg(English)

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