paint black



paint black

Represent someone or something as evil or harmful. This idiom is most often used in a negative context, as in He's not so black as he's been painted. [Late 1500s]
See also: black, paint

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
DustinDUS-tinEnglish
Faith[feiθ]
Sasithorn-Thai
Deanna[di'ænə]
Fedelmid-Ancient Irish, Irish Mythology
Giustinajoos-TEE-nahItalian