paint a (gloomy) picture of somebody
- paint a (gloomy) picture of somebody
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to describe sb/sth in a particular way; to give a particular impression of sb/sth
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The report paints a vivid picture of life in the city.
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Journalists paint a grim picture of conditions in the camps.
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