paint a bleak picture of (something)
- paint 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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paint 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 … New idioms dictionary
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 … New idioms dictionary
paint a ... 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 … New idioms dictionary
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