دیکشنری آنلاین تحلیلگران ( معنی فارسی paint a picture of )

paint a picture of

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paint a ... picture of
paint a [bleak/rosy etc.] picture of (something)
to describe a situation in a particular way.

The article paints a bleak (= hopeless) picture of the future.

He painted a rosy (= happy) picture of family life.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

paint a ... picture of something
paint a [bleak/rosy etc.] picture of (something)
to describe a situation in a particular way.

The article paints a bleak (= hopeless) picture of the future.

He painted a rosy (= happy) picture of family life.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

paint a picture of
paint a picture (of (something))
to describe a situation in a particular way.

The report paints a picture of a neighborhood in decline.

Usage notes: often used with an adjective that describes the type of situation:

Doctors have begun to paint a grim picture of his condition.

I don't want to paint too rosy a picture.

As the 2nd usage ex. shows, the obj is optional--SL, 1/03

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

paint a picture of something
paint a picture (of (something))
to describe a situation in a particular way.

The report paints a picture of a neighborhood in decline.

Usage notes: often used with an adjective that describes the type of situation:

Doctors have begun to paint a grim picture of his condition.

I don't want to paint too rosy a picture.

As the 2nd usage ex. shows, the obj is optional--SL, 1/03

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲