gild the lily vs smarten up

gild the lily

verb
  • To embellish or improve something unnecessarily. 

  • To add superfluous attributes to something. 

smarten up

verb
  • To make less stupid or naive 

  • To become less stupid or naive 

  • To wear smart clothes and look more stylish 

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