a picture of

the picture of (something)

The ideal example of something (which is stated after "of"). Yes, Jill was in the hospital a few months ago, but she's the picture of health now. We went running together just the other day. You and your family look like the picture of happiness in these photos!

(very) picture of something

Fig. the perfect example of something; an exact image of something. The young newlyweds were the picture of happiness. My doctor told me that I was the very picture of good health.

a (or the) picture of —

the embodiment of a specified state or emotion.

1989 Woman's Realm The…little girl looks a picture of health in her blue dungarees and red boots.

See also: of, picture

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

See also:

be the picture of (something)
be the picture of health, happiness, etc.
innocence
picture of
the picture of (something)
mend
be on the mend
be in (something) for the long haul
be in something for the long haul
in (something) for the long haul

References in classic literature

In this book is an outline purporting to be a Picture of a Physeter or Spermaceti whale, drawn by scale from one killed on the coast of Mexico, August, and hoisted on deck.

Moby Dick I LXVII

He brought out a picture of two curly-headed Italian urchins playing marbles.

Moon and Sixpence

In place of a portrait on the aforementioned poster, there is a picture of Bayless posing next to a young Robert Petersen holding a copy of Spin Fishing magazine.

REFLECTING ON 60 YEARS

Berry says when a picture of a thin "couch potato" came up, the participants were quick to say the colour of the word that appeared.

Resting fat people not lazier than skinnier counterparts

"Yes you do." Granpa huffed up with me still on his lap and got out one of his magazine books and showed me a picture of a man all dressed up and sitting in front a lot of books.

In the Family

Kuklick gives us a picture of the ball park's steady, seemingly inexorable, decline.

To Everything A Season: Shibe Park and Urban Philadelphia, 1909-1976

词组	a picture of
释义	a picture of the picture of (something) The ideal example of something (which is stated after "of"). Yes, Jill was in the hospital a few months ago, but she's the picture of health now. We went running together just the other day. You and your family look like the picture of happiness in these photos! See also: of, picture Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. (very) picture of something Fig. the perfect example of something; an exact image of something. The young newlyweds were the picture of happiness. My doctor told me that I was the very picture of good health. See also: of, picture McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. a (or the) picture of — the embodiment of a specified state or emotion. 1989 Woman's Realm The…little girl looks a picture of health in her blue dungarees and red boots. See also: of, picture Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: be the picture of (something) be the picture of health, happiness, etc. innocence picture of the picture of (something) mend be on the mend be in (something) for the long haul be in something for the long haul in (something) for the long haul References in classic literature In this book is an outline purporting to be a Picture of a Physeter or Spermaceti whale, drawn by scale from one killed on the coast of Mexico, August, and hoisted on deck. Moby Dick I LXVII He brought out a picture of two curly-headed Italian urchins playing marbles. Moon and Sixpence In place of a portrait on the aforementioned poster, there is a picture of Bayless posing next to a young Robert Petersen holding a copy of Spin Fishing magazine. REFLECTING ON 60 YEARS Berry says when a picture of a thin "couch potato" came up, the participants were quick to say the colour of the word that appeared. Resting fat people not lazier than skinnier counterparts "Yes you do." Granpa huffed up with me still on his lap and got out one of his magazine books and showed me a picture of a man all dressed up and sitting in front a lot of books. In the Family Kuklick gives us a picture of the ball park's steady, seemingly inexorable, decline. To Everything A Season: Shibe Park and Urban Philadelphia, 1909-1976
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