rose-colored glasses

American  

noun

1. a cheerful or optimistic view of things, usually without valid basis.

   He saw life through rose-colored glasses.

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Etymology

Origin of rose-colored glasses

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

With a bearish call on Nvidia’s stock and a neutral view of Advanced Micro Devices’ stock, Seaport Research’s Jay Goldberg is by no means looking at the artificial-intelligence trade with rose-colored glasses.

From MarketWatch

“When he had a real mild fever and we medicated him right away, he acted normal. I actually was maybe looking at it with rose-colored glasses.”

From Los Angeles Times

“It’ll be like looking through rose-colored glasses,” he muses, smiling, optimistic about what’s to come.

From Los Angeles Times

In the film, Gordon stars as Iris, a lovestruck twentysomething sporting rose-colored glasses over her wide-eyed gaze.

From Salon

“I tend to look backwards with nostalgia, rose-colored glasses, which I’m happy that I do,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times