paint a rosy picture of

  • 1paint a (rosy) picture of somebody — paint a (grim, gloomy, rosy, etc.) ˈpicture of sb/sth idiom to describe sb/sth in a particular way; to give a particular impression of sb/sth • The report paints a vivid picture of life in the city. • Journalists paint a grim picture of… …

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  • 2paint a (rosy) picture of something — paint a (grim, gloomy, rosy, etc.) ˈpicture of sb/sth idiom to describe sb/sth in a particular way; to give a particular impression of sb/sth • The report paints a vivid picture of life in the city. • Journalists paint a grim picture of… …

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  • 3paint a rosy picture of (something) — paint a [bleak/rosy etc.] picture of (something) to describe a situation in a particular way. The article paints a bleak (= hopeless) picture of the future. He painted a rosy (= happy) picture of family life …

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  • 4paint a (grim) picture of somebody — paint a (grim, gloomy, rosy, etc.) ˈpicture of sb/sth idiom to describe sb/sth in a particular way; to give a particular impression of sb/sth • The report paints a vivid picture of life in the city. • Journalists paint a grim picture of… …

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  • 5paint a (gloomy) picture of somebody — paint a (grim, gloomy, rosy, etc.) ˈpicture of sb/sth idiom to describe sb/sth in a particular way; to give a particular impression of sb/sth • The report paints a vivid picture of life in the city. • Journalists paint a grim picture of… …

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  • 6paint a (grim) picture of something — paint a (grim, gloomy, rosy, etc.) ˈpicture of sb/sth idiom to describe sb/sth in a particular way; to give a particular impression of sb/sth • The report paints a vivid picture of life in the city. • Journalists paint a grim picture of… …

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  • 7paint a (gloomy) picture of something — paint a (grim, gloomy, rosy, etc.) ˈpicture of sb/sth idiom to describe sb/sth in a particular way; to give a particular impression of sb/sth • The report paints a vivid picture of life in the city. • Journalists paint a grim picture of… …

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  • 8paint a bleak picture of (something) — paint a [bleak/rosy etc.] picture of (something) to describe a situation in a particular way. The article paints a bleak (= hopeless) picture of the future. He painted a rosy (= happy) picture of family life …

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  • 9paint — [[t]pe͟ɪnt[/t]] ♦♦ paints, painting, painted 1) N MASS Paint is a coloured liquid that you put onto a surface with a brush in order to protect the surface or to make it look nice, or that you use to produce a picture. ...a pot of red paint...… …

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  • 10rosy — adjective 1 pink: rosy cheeks 2 seeming to offer hope of success or happiness: The future is beginning to look much rosier. | rosy optimism | paint a rosy picture of (=describe a situation in a way that makes it seem much better than it really… …

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