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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The potential for analysts to feel pressure to paint a rosy picture to help their colleagues win work on deals is high.
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Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The answers didn’t paint a rosy picture of the Cincinnati Fire Department.
—Scott Wartman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 June 2025
Together, these agencies paint a rosy picture of work in Saudi Arabia.
—Kiana Hayeri, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, stocks and other risk assets continue to paint a rosy picture of the outlook for economic growth and corporate profits.
—Bill Stone, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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
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
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
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Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The answers didn’t paint a rosy picture of the Cincinnati Fire Department.
—Scott Wartman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 June 2025
Together, these agencies paint a rosy picture of work in Saudi Arabia.
—Kiana Hayeri, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, stocks and other risk assets continue to paint a rosy picture of the outlook for economic growth and corporate profits.
—Bill Stone, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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
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
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
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“Paint a rosy picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paint%20a%20rosy%20picture. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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