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
Domonkos-Hungarian
Arsen-Armenian
Shekhar-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Gujarati
Gunne-Swedish, Norwegian
Bellamy['beləmi:]
Phaedra-Greek Mythology (Latinized)