rose-coloured glasses

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rose-coloured glasses (British & Australian) also rose-colored glasses/rose-coloured spectacles (American & Australian/British)

if someone thinks about or looks at something with rose-coloured glasses, they think it is more pleasant than it really is She's nostalgic for a past that she sees through rose-colored glasses.

See also: glass

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