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.

• not lift a finger
• not long for this world
• not look a gift horse in the mouth
• not lose sleep over
• not lose sleep over something
• not mince words
• not mince your words
• not miss a beat
• not miss a trick
• not move a muscle
• not much to look at
• Not on your life!
• Not on your nelly!
• not out of the woods
• not pull any punches
• not put a foot wrong
• not put it past
• not put it past someone
• not room to swing a cat
• not say boo
• not see for dust
• not see someone for dust
• not see the forest for the trees
• not see the wood for the trees
• not set the world on fire