gild the lily vs spruce up

gild the lily

verb
  • To embellish or improve something unnecessarily. 

  • To add superfluous attributes to something. 

spruce up

verb
  • To refresh, revamp; to freshen or improve something, especially its appearance. 

  • To dress or arrange smartly, elegantly, and neatly; to smarten. 

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