paint the devil on the wall
paint the devil on the wall
To have or offer a negative view of a situation, often when it is excessive or unwarranted. Don't listen to Ed, he's just painting the devil on the wall. Things really aren't as bad as he says.
See also: devil, on, paint, wall
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- boast of (someone or something)
- drag (something) in(to) (something)
- drag in
- brag
- brag about
- brag about (someone or something)
- boast
- boast about
- boast about (someone or something)
- the devil of a time