- rose-colored glasses
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noun plural
Date: 1926
favorably disposed opinions ; optimistic eyes <views the world through rose-colored glasses>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
rose-colored glasses
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rose-colored glasses — If people see things through rose colored (coloured) glasses, they see them in a more positive light than they really are … The small dictionary of idiomes
rose-colored glasses — noun a) Glasses that are tinted in a pink or rose shade. b) An optimistic perception of something; a positive opinion; seeing something in a positive way, often thinking of it as better than it actually is. See Also: rose colored, rose coloured,… … Wiktionary
rose-colored glasses — noun plural see rose colored spectacles * * * a cheerful or optimistic view of things, usually without valid basis: He saw life through rose colored glasses. [1860 65] * * * rose colored glasses, a cheerful attitude or disposition; an optimistic… … Useful english dictionary
rose-colored glasses — See: LOOK AT THE WORLD THROUGH ROSE COLORED GLASSES … Dictionary of American idioms
rose-colored glasses — See: LOOK AT THE WORLD THROUGH ROSE COLORED GLASSES … Dictionary of American idioms
rose-colored glasses — a cheerful or optimistic view of things, usually without valid basis: He saw life through rose colored glasses. [1860 65] * * * … Universalium
rose-colored\ glasses — See: look at the world through rose colored glasses … Словарь американских идиом
rose-colored glasses — If people see things through rose colored (coloured) glasses, they see them in a more positive light than they really are. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
rose-colored glasses — rose′ col ored glass′es n. (used with a pl. v.) a cheerful or optimistic, esp. overly optimistic view of things • Etymology: 1860–65 … From formal English to slang
look\ at\ the\ world\ through\ rose-colored\ glasses — • look at the world through rose colored glasses • see with rose colored glasses v. phr. To see everything as good and pleasant; not see anything hard or bad. When Jean graduated from high school, she looked at the world through rose colored… … Словарь американских идиом
