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Mr. Tom Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Make someone's impression for someone

Hi

I need a verb (or a phrase) for this situation.

When some people tell all kinds of right/wrong things (about the office people) to the new boss, are they making/fixing/building his impression for the rest of the employees or what else?



Many thanks,



Tom
  

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I guess "his" refers to the boss. " I'd probably say "coloring," but perhaps someone will come up with something closer to what you wish to convey. Rgdz.

— Avangi

  • I guess "his" refers to the boss.
  • " I'd probably say "coloring," but perhaps someone will come up with something closer to what you wish to convey.
  • Rgdz.
  • - A.
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I guess "his" refers to the boss. I guess you mean "his impression OF the rest of the employees."

I'd probably say "coloring," but perhaps someone will come up with something closer to what you wish to convey.

Rgdz. - A.
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Thanks, Avangi!

So, can we say:

She has been coloring the (new) boss' impression of all of us for the past 3 days.

[She has been disillusioning the new boss about us]

Tom
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Yes. That works for me.

I didn't understand yesterday that you meant she was necessarily putting everyone down.
I thought perhaps she was painting a rosy picture of her friends and a bleak picture of her enemies.

There's always the verb "to denigrate."

"She has been denigrating all of us in the boss's mind."

Perhaps "denigrating all of us
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I am grateful!

...and if this is the situation:



she has been painting a rosy picture of her friends and a bleak picture of her enemies.

How can we put it in good English using the word impression? Does this usage still work?

She has been coloring boss' impression of her friends and enemies.
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