paint a picture

paint a picture (of something)

to describe a situation in a particular way The report paints a picture of a neighborhood in decline.

Usage notes: often used with an adjective that describes the type of situation: Doctors have begun to paint a grim picture of his condition. I don't want to paint too rosy a picture.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Blondie	BLAHN-dee	English (Rare)
Rakesh	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu
Linnet	li-NET, LIN-ət	English (Rare)
Adelaide	AD-ə-layd (English), ah-de-LIE-de (Italian), ə-də-LIED (Portuguese)	English, Italian, Portuguese
Judd	[dʒʌd]
RisteÁRd	-	Irish