- paint a picture
- to attempt to deceiveNormally through lying:Someone's painting you a fucking picture! Can't you see that? (Wolfe, 1987)
How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
paint a picture
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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… … New idioms dictionary
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… … New idioms dictionary
paint a picture — index delineate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law 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… … New idioms dictionary
paint a picture — describe in detail, portray with words The speaker painted a picture of a ghetto with kids on the streets … English idioms
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 … New idioms dictionary
paint a picture — verb call to mind (Freq. 1) this remark evoked sadness • Syn: ↑suggest, ↑evoke • Derivationally related forms: ↑evocative (for: ↑evoke), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
paint — 1 /peInt/ noun 1 (U) a liquid that you put on a surface to make it a particular colour: a can of blue paint | a coat of paint (=a layer of paint): The whole house could do with a fresh coat of paint. | wet paint (=used as a warning on a sign) 2… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
paint — [[t]pe͟ɪnt[/t]] ♦♦ paints, painting, painted 1) N MASS Paint is a coloured liquid that you put onto a surface with a brush in order to protect the surface or to make it look nice, or that you use to produce a picture. ...a pot of red paint...… … English dictionary
picture — pic|ture1 W1S1 [ˈpıktʃə US ər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(painting/drawing)¦ 2¦(photograph)¦ 3¦(television)¦ 4¦(description/idea)¦ 5¦(situation)¦ 6¦(mental image)¦ 7 put/keep somebody in the picture 8 get the picture 9 out of the picture … Dictionary of contemporary English
