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Everything in the garden is rosy.

something that you say which means that there are no problems in a situation. But not everything in the garden is rosy. Sales may look good but they're actually 10% down on last year. (often negative)

See also: everything, garden

paint a [bleak/rosy etc.] picture of something

to describe a situation in a particular way. The article paints a bleak (= hopeless) picture of the future. He painted a rosy (= happy) picture of family life.

See also: paint, picture

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