paint a (gloomy) picture of somebody

paint a (gloomy) picture of somebody
paint a (grim, gloomy, rosy, etc.) ˈpicture of sb/sth idiom
to describe sb/sth in a particular way; to give a particular impression of sb/sth

The report paints a vivid picture of life in the city.

Journalists paint a grim picture of conditions in the camps.

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