paint a rosy picture
paint a rosy picture verb: to describe a situation or prospective set of events in an upbeat, optimistic manner.
Verb
paint a rosy picture (third-person singular simple present paints a rosy picture, present participle painting a rosy picture, simple past and past participle painted a rosy picture)
- To describe a situation or prospective set of events in an upbeat, optimistic manner.
- Censored dispatches painted a rosy picture of Soviet plenty, but uncensored reports told a different story […] [with] Soviet bureaucracy malfunctioning as usual.1948 January 12, “Russia: Tombstones & Wolf Traps”, in Time, retrieved 23 Aug 2020
- The company did paint a rosy picture of its investment banking division, booking record revenues of $1.7bn and saying its backlog of work stood at record levels.2007 June 15, David Litterick, “Goldman is hit by sub-prime problems”, in Telegraph, UK, retrieved 23 Aug 2020
Forms of paint a rosy picture
| third-person singular present | paints a rosy picture |
|---|---|
| present participle | painting a rosy picture |
| past participle | painted a rosy picture |
| past | painted a rosy picture |
Questions about paint a rosy picture
- What does paint a rosy picture mean?
- Paint a rosy picture means to describe a situation or prospective set of events in an upbeat, optimistic manner.
- What part of speech is paint a rosy picture?
- Paint a rosy picture is a verb.
- What is the past tense of paint a rosy picture?
- The past tense of paint a rosy picture is painted a rosy picture.
Words near paint a rosy picture in the dictionary
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