paint a vivid picture
1paint 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… …
2paint 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… …
3paint 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… …
4paint 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… …
5paint 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… …
6paint 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… …
7vivid — viv|id [ vıvıd ] adjective * 1. ) having or producing very clear and detailed images in the mind: I ve been having extraordinarily vivid dreams recently. vivid memory/recollection: I have a vivid memory of the first time we met. paint a vivid… …
8vivid */ — UK [ˈvɪvɪd] / US adjective 1) having or producing very clear and detailed images in the mind I ve been having extraordinarily vivid dreams recently. vivid memory/recollection: I have a vivid memory of the first time we met. a vivid… …
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...… …
10picture — pic|ture1 W1S1 [ˈpıktʃə US ər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(painting/drawing)¦ 2¦(photograph)¦ 3¦(television)¦ 4¦(description/idea)¦ 5¦(situation)¦ 6¦(mental image)¦ 7 put/keep somebody in the picture 8 get the picture 9 out of the picture …
