LOOK AT (SEE) THE WORLD THROUGH ROSE-COLORED GLASSES

Meaning of LOOK AT (SEE) THE WORLD THROUGH ROSE-COLORED GLASSES in English

see only the good things about something, be too optimistic He always looks at the world through rose-colored glasses and is never able to understand that some people are dishonest.

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

LOOK
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GLASSES — antipara
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COLORED — I. adjective Date: 14th century having color, 2. colorful , marked by exaggeration or bias, 3. of a race other …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WORLD — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Disney World and Disneyland World Court The World New World monkey Old World monkey …
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THROUGH
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SEE
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ROSE — I. Etymology: Middle English roos, rose, from Old English rās past of rise II. ˈrōz noun ( -s ) Etymology: …
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LOOK — I. ˈlu̇k verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English looken, loken, from Old English lōcian; akin to Middle Dutch loeken …
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COLORED — I. ˈkələ(r)d adjective Etymology: Middle English coloured, from past participle of colouren to color — more at color 1. : …
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AT — I. ət, (ˈ)at, usu -d.+V preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English æt; akin to Old High German az at, …
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GLASSES — plural of glass present third singular of glass
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WORLD — (n.) In a more restricted sense, that part of the earth and its concerns which is known to any one, …
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COLORED — (a.) Of some other color than green.
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COLORED — (a.) Of some other color than white; specifically applied to negroes or persons having negro blood; as, a colored man; …
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COLORED — (a.) Of some other color than black or white.
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COLORED — (a.) Specious; plausible; adorned so as to appear well; as, a highly colored description.
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COLORED — (a.) Having color; tinged; dyed; painted; stained.
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THROUGH — ( a. ) Going or extending through; going, extending, or serving from the beginning to the end; thorough; complete; as, …
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COLORED — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Color
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COLORED — ( a. ) Specious; plausible; adorned so as to appear well; as, a highly colored description.
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COLORED — ( a. ) Of some other color than white; specifically applied to negroes or persons having negro blood; as, a …
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COLORED — ( a. ) Of some other color than green.
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COLORED — ( a. ) Of some other color than black or white.
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COLORED — ( a. ) Having color; tinged; dyed; painted; stained.
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THROUGH — /throoh/ , prep. 1. in at one end, side, or surface and out at the other: to pass through a …
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SEE
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ROSE — rose 1 — roseless , adj. — roselike , adj. /rohz/ , n., adj., v., rosed, rosing . n. 1. …
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LOOK — /look/ , v.i. 1. to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked …
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COLORED — /kul"euhrd/ , adj. 1. having color. 2. Often Offensive. belonging wholly or in part to a race other than the …
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GLASSES — n. spectacles, set of lenses attached to a frame and used improve vision, eyeglasses
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COLORED — adj. having color; colorful; painted a certain color; of or belonging to an ethnic group that is not classed as …
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WORLD — I. ˈwər(-ə)ld noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English woruld human existence, this world, age (akin to Old High German …
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THROUGH
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SEE — I. ˈsē verb ( saw ˈsȯ ; seen ˈsēn ; see·ing ˈsē-iŋ) Etymology: Middle English seen, from Old English sēon; …
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ROSE — I. past of rise II. ˈrōz noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Latin rosa; akin to Greek rhodon …
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LOOK — I. ˈlu̇k verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lōcian; akin to Old Saxon lōcōn to look Date: before 12th …
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COLORED — I. ˈkə-lərd adjective Date: 14th century 1. : having color 2. a. : colorful b. : marked by exaggeration or …
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WORLD — noun as an emblem of immensity, a great multitude or quantity; a large number. 2. world ·noun the inhabitants of …
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SEE — noun a seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised. 2. see ·vi to be attentive; to take …
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ROSE — imp. of rise. 2. rose ·vt to perfume, as with roses. 3. rose ·impf of rise. 4. rose ·noun a …
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LOOK — vt to expect. 2. look ·vt to express or manifest by a look. 3. look ·vt to look at; to …
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COLORED — adj of some other color than green. 2. colored ·adj of some other color than black or white. 3. colored …
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AT — prep the relations of time, age, or order; as, at ten o'clock; at twenty-one; at once; at first. 2. at …
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GLASSES — ■ plural noun a pair of lenses set in a frame that rests on the nose and ears, used to …
Concise Oxford English vocab
WORLD — [world] n [ME, fr. OE woruld human existence, this world, age (akin to OHG weralt age, world); akin to OE …
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ROSE — [rose] past of rise [2]rose n [ME, fr. OE, fr. L rosa; akin to Gk rhodon rose, Per gul] (bef. …
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LOOK — [look] vb [ME, fr. OE locian; akin to OS locon to look] vt (bef. 12c) 1: to make sure or …
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COLORED — [col.ored] adj (14c) 1: having color 2. a: colorful b: marked by exaggeration or bias 3 a: of a race …
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ROSE — any perennial shrub or vine of the genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae, an almost universally distributed group of some …
Britannica English vocabulary
WORLD — world BrE AmE wɜːld AmE wɝːld ▷ worlds wɜːldz AmE wɝːldz ▶ ˌ World ˈ Bank BrE AmE ▶ ˌ …
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ROSE — rose, Rose BrE AmE rəʊz AmE roʊz ▷ roses ˈrəʊz ɪz -əz AmE ˈroʊz əz ▶ ˈ rose ˌ garden …
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WORLD — / wɜːld; NAmE wɜːrld/ noun THE EARTH / ITS PEOPLE 1. the world [ sing. ] the earth, with all …
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THROUGH — / θruː; NAmE / preposition , adverb , adjective ■ preposition HELP NOTE : For the special uses of through …
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SEE — / siː; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( saw / sɔː; NAmE / seen / siːn; NAmE /) …
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ROSE — / rəʊz; NAmE roʊz/ noun , adjective —see also rise verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] a flower with …
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LOOK — / lʊk; NAmE / verb , noun , exclamation ■ verb USE EYES 1. [ v ] look (at sb/sth) …
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COLORED — ( NAmE ) = coloured
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WORLD — I. world 1 S1 W1 /wɜːld $ wɜːrld/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ world , ↑ …
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SEE — I. see 1 S1 W1 /siː/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense saw /sɔː $ sɒː/, past participle seen /siːn/) …
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ROSE — I. rose 1 /rəʊz $ roʊz/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: Latin rosa ] 1 . …
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LOOK — I. look 1 S1 W1 /lʊk/ BrE AmE verb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: locian ] 1 . SEE …
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COLORED — I. col ‧ oured 1 BrE AmE British English , colored American English /ˈkʌləd $ -ərd/ adjective [ Word Family: …
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AT — at S1 W1 /ət; strong æt/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: æt ] 1 . used …
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