paint a rosy picture
To describe a situation or prospective set of events in an upbeat, optimistic mannerTo describe a situation or prospective set of events in an upbeat, optimistic manner.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To describe a situation or prospective set of events in an upbeat, optimistic manner.
Examples
149 sentencesHe painted a picture of a dog.
Він намалював собаку. — deniko
ruОн нарисовал рисунок собаки. — apuhtina
deEr malte das Bild eines Hundes. — xtofu80
Tom is the one who painted this picture.
Це Том намалював цю картину. — deniko
Tom wasn't the one who painted that picture.
Том не був тим, хто намалював картину. — Ahha
ruЭто не Том нарисовал картину. — Ahha
Tom is the one that painted this picture.
Це Том намалював цю картину. — deniko
Who painted this picture?
Хто написав цю картину? — deniko
ruКто нарисовал эту картину? — afyodor
deWer hat dieses Bild gemalt? — MUIRIEL
Forms
paints a rosy picture, painting a rosy picture, painted a rosy picture, painted a rosy picture| Base form | paint a rosy picture · to paint a rosy picture |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | paints a rosy picture |
| Present participle | painting a rosy picture |
| Past simple | painted a rosy picture |
| Past participle | painted a rosy picture |
irregular
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | paint a rosy picture |
| he, she, it | paints a rosy picture |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | painted a rosy picture |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have painted a rosy picture |
| he, she, it | has painted a rosy picture |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will paint a rosy picture |
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.