the glass is half full
the glass is half full
The situation is generally better or more hopeful than might otherwise be perceived. Rebecca has such a cheery personality that even when her company was nearly bankrupt she believed that the glass was half full.
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glass is half full, the
A person views the situation optimistically or hopefully. For example,
Betty was not upset by the last-minute change, since it gave her extra time-she always sees the glass as half full . The opposite-that is, the pessimistic view-is put as
the glass is half empty. Also see
bright side.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
References in periodicals archive
"And when you see
the glass is half full, you lose self-criticism.
WEATHERGIRL Sian Lloyd has always believed
the glass is half full.
Speyer observed that the real estate industry in general is in "good shape," but continuing recovery was also dependent on people seeing "
the glass is half full." He explained that people now have to think differently to get the job done.
According to a new opinion poll Welsh people are much more inclined to think
the glass is half full than half emp t y.
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