gild the lily vs patch up

gild the lily

verb
  • To embellish or improve something unnecessarily. 

  • To add superfluous attributes to something. 

patch up

verb
  • To repair; to make better. 

  • To repair by adding a patch. 

  • To mend quickly. 

How often have the words gild the lily and patch up occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )