paint a rosy picture
idiom
: to make something sound very good
He painted a rosy picture of the company's future.
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Meanwhile, stocks and other risk assets continue to paint a rosy picture of the outlook for economic growth and corporate profits.
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Bill Stone, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
To be sure, this impulse to manipulate official records to paint a rosy picture is not exclusive to nondemocracies.
—Luis R. Martínez, Foreign Affairs, 10 May 2023
The official statistics don’t paint a rosy picture, but the reality on the ground may be even worse, according to Peking University economics professor Zhang Dandan.
—Bywill Daniel, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2023
Morrison does not paint a rosy picture of this town.
—Amy Sutherland, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2023
Statistics provided by the streaming giant paint a rosy picture of RADAR and its 115-strong artist lineup across 22 global sister programs, including such breakthrough successes asCastillo (U.S.), Young T and Bugsey (U.K.), Lous and The Yakuza (France), Zoe Wees (Germany) and Rina Sawayama (Japan).
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2020
Morrison does not paint a rosy picture of this town.
—Amy Sutherland, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2023
Winning out would require beating Michigan on Nov. 19 and then the winner of the Big Ten East — likely Ohio State, since losing to Illinois wouldn't paint a rosy picture of the Wolverines' chances against the Buckeyes a week later.
—USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2022
Though the report does not paint a rosy picture for the future, there is reason for hope.
—Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2022
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Bill Stone, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
To be sure, this impulse to manipulate official records to paint a rosy picture is not exclusive to nondemocracies.
—Luis R. Martínez, Foreign Affairs, 10 May 2023
The official statistics don’t paint a rosy picture, but the reality on the ground may be even worse, according to Peking University economics professor Zhang Dandan.
—Bywill Daniel, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2023
Morrison does not paint a rosy picture of this town.
—Amy Sutherland, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2023
Statistics provided by the streaming giant paint a rosy picture of RADAR and its 115-strong artist lineup across 22 global sister programs, including such breakthrough successes asCastillo (U.S.), Young T and Bugsey (U.K.), Lous and The Yakuza (France), Zoe Wees (Germany) and Rina Sawayama (Japan).
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2020
Morrison does not paint a rosy picture of this town.
—Amy Sutherland, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2023
Winning out would require beating Michigan on Nov. 19 and then the winner of the Big Ten East — likely Ohio State, since losing to Illinois wouldn't paint a rosy picture of the Wolverines' chances against the Buckeyes a week later.
—USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2022
Though the report does not paint a rosy picture for the future, there is reason for hope.
—Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2022
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