be (like) a bird in a gilded cage
be (like) a bird in a gilded cage
To live a life of wealth and luxury but to be without true freedom, happiness, or contentment. She married her husband because of his fortune, and now she is a bird in a gilded cage, living her lonely life inside their empty mansion with a man she does not love. John forsook his friends and family in the pursuit of his riches, but with no friends or loved ones, he is now like a bird in a gilded cage.
See also: bird, cage, gild
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- a tall poppy
- appear to
- a change of heart
- a mystery to (one)
- a turn of phrase
- able to do
- able to do it
- a shoulder to cry on
- a piece of the action
- a piece/slice of the action