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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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I don't want to paint a rosy picture of it.
You have to be realistic about marriage. I don't want to paint a rosy picture of it.
Does the part in bold mean "beautify it?" If not, how would you interpret it? Thanks.
Does the part in bold mean "beautify it?" If not, how would you interpret it? Thanks.
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Make it sound better than it really is. I wonder if this is related to 'looking at the world through rose-tinted glasses'
- Make it sound better than it really is.
- I wonder if this is related to 'looking at the world through rose-tinted glasses'
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Make it sound better than it really is.
I wonder if this is related to 'looking at the world through rose-tinted glasses'
I wonder if this is related to 'looking at the world through rose-tinted glasses'
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Nona The BritMake it sound better than it really is.Thanks, Nona.
I wonder if this is related to 'looking at the world through rose-tinted glasses'
By the way, I find the part in bold in your reply very interesting. Is it an idiom or a proverb? Does it mean "looking at the world positively and holpfully?"
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