“picture of”

The following 3 entries include the term picture of.

paint/draw a picture of

phrase

: to create an idea or understanding of (something or someone) through words, facts, etc.

the picture of

phrase

: someone or something that looks exactly like (someone or something else)

the picture of health

noun phrase

: very healthy


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