see through rose-colored glasses



see through rose-colored glasses

Also, look through rose-colored glasses. Take an optimistic view of something, as in Kate enjoys just about every activity; she sees the world through rose-colored glasses, or If only Marvin wouldn't be so critical, if he could look through rose-colored glasses once in a while, he'd be much happier . The adjectives rosy and rose-colored have been used in the sense of "hopeful" or "optimistic" since the 1700s; the current idiom dates from the 1850s.
See also: glass, see

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Antell['æntel]
Arwel-Welsh
DÖRtheDUUR-təLow German
Ritchie['ritʃi]
EarnestineUR-nəs-teenEnglish
Mala-Indian, Hindi