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
Vjekoslava	-	Croatian
Alfredo	ahl-FRE-do (Italian), ahl-FRE-dho (Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Kayly	KAY-lee	English (Rare)
Adrastea	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Evonne	-	English
Arnvi&Eth;R	-	Ancient Scandinavian