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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ainsley	AYNZ-lee	Scottish, English (Modern)
Benedicta	-	Late Roman
Amadeus	[.æmə'di:əs]
LinnÉA	lin-NE-ah	Swedish
Desiderius	-	Late Roman
Panagiotis	-	Greek