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
AmÉDÉE	-	French
Cornelia	kawr-NE-lee-ah (German), kor-NE-lyah (Italian), kawr-NAY-lee-ah (Dutch), kər-NEE-lee-ə (English), kər-NEEL-yə (English)	German, Romanian, Italian, Dutch, English, Ancient Roman
Bandi	-	Hungarian
Kaleigh	KAY-lee, KA-lee	English (Modern)
Herleif	-	Norwegian
Joyce	JOIS	English