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everything in the garden is rosy

Everything is going well. Often used in the negative. I doubt that everything in the garden is rosy for them—I think their happiness is just an act.

everything is rosy in the garden

Everything is going well. Usually used in describing negative situations. I doubt that everything is rosy in the garden for them—I think their happiness is just an act. The company was on the verge of bankruptcy, but the owners went on pretending that everything was rosy in the garden.

paint a (some kind of) picture of (something)

To give an elaborate or detailed description of something that portrays it in a specific way. The board meeting painted a pretty grim picture of the company's future. Jonathan always paints an idyllic picture of our childhood, glossing over the bad memories of our father.

Rosie

slang A cup of tea. The term comes from rhyming slang in which "Rosie" is short for "Rosie Lee," which rhymes with "tea." Primarily heard in UK. Fancy a Rosie? I just put the teakettle on.

Rosie Lee

slang A cup of tea. The phrase comes from rhyming slang in which "Lee" rhymes with "tea." Primarily heard in UK. Fancy a Rosie Lee? I just put the teakettle on.

everything in the garden is ˈlovely/ˈrosy

(British English, saying, often ironic) everything is satisfactory, is going well, or could not be better: She pretends that everything in the garden is rosy, but I’ve heard that she’s heavily in debt.

See also: everything, garden, lovely, rosy

paint a terrible, depressing, rosy, etc. ˈpicture (of somebody/something)

describe something in a particular way; give a particular impression of somebody/something, often a negative one: You paint a depressing picture of your childhood! ♢ People who don’t like students paint the worst possible picture of their behaviour. ♢ The book paints a vivid picture of life in the city.

rosy

mod. good; satisfactory. (As a life that is seen through rose-colored glasses.) Things are looking rosy now that the economy is improving.

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He said the claimant, being referred to as Rosy, told police that the Mumbai boutique owner offered her an assistant manager position in Dubai for approximately Dhs23,000 per month and asked her for Rs10 lakh (Dhs60,000) to arrange a visa, air tickets and accommodation.

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The new girl, Rosy, is sleeping on a mattress an arm's reach away.

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Laura, OH, August 30, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Dayton OH area functional fiber artisan, Lucy Chapman, of Rosy Toes Designs, in association with The Artisan Group, will participate in an invitation-only luxury celebrity gift lounge hosted by GBK Productions on September 6-7, 2013 at an exclusive location in New York, in honor of The 2013 New York Fashion Week.

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ALL OF 12 years, Rosy Ara, daughter of a daily wage labourer, showed exemplary courage in saving five children from drowning in pond in Morsandha village in Katihar district.

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He stood among the drinkers at the bar, trying to get served, when the beautiful red-haired barmaid, Rosy, suddenly asked him what he wanted.

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Rosink offers two machines: the one is low cost innovation Rosy and other is high-production machine represented by their 2-in-1 fully automatic twin-cot-grinder SZ1 A TWIN + HA.

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From its birth in Shannon Cumberland's basement in 1995, Rosy Rings has steadily and surely grown into a candle--making juggernaut.

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Summary: A Filipina domestic worker killed her employer's sister and injured the woman's seven-year-old daughter with a kitchen knife in the town of Ain Saadeh, the state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported on Monday.AaThe Filipina housekeeper, who was not identified, stabbed to death Rose Saad, 48, and injured her niece Rosy Marie, who was hospitalized

Filipina domestic worker stabs employer's sister to death

Excited because she knows everything one could possibly know about Anne, and would have no problem reciting a piece from one of the books or demonstrating a "visible portrayal of personality." Most of all, Rosy is excited about the prize for this contest: a brand new boxed set of all eight of the Anne books!