The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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To be like a bird in a gilded cage is to live in luxury but without freedom: Because the movie star could not go out without being recognized and pursued, she stayed in her penthouse, living like a bird in a gilded cage. | 1 |
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| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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