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
EmEMEnglish
MatMATEnglish
&Aelig;Thelfl&Aelig;D-Anglo-Saxon
Iapetus-Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Laurencia-English (Rare)
Alfven