paint a [bleak etc.] picture of



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.
See also: of, paint, picture

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
&Thorn;ÓR-Icelandic
Olufunke-Western African, Yoruba
Avetis-Armenian
Aulay-Scottish
Kagiso-Southern African, Tswana
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