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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To be sure, this impulse to manipulate official records to paint a rosy picture is not exclusive to nondemocracies.
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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
Companies going public through a SPAC have more latitude to paint a rosy picture of their prospects compared with traditional IPO companies, which must have all of their financial statements and projections vetted by auditors and reviewed by regulators, securities lawyers said.
—Douglas MacMillan and Jonathan O'Connell, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Dec. 2021
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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
Companies going public through a SPAC have more latitude to paint a rosy picture of their prospects compared with traditional IPO companies, which must have all of their financial statements and projections vetted by auditors and reviewed by regulators, securities lawyers said.
—Douglas MacMillan and Jonathan O'Connell, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Dec. 2021
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