rose-colored glasses
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rose-colored glasses
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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"We are not going to look at these numbers with rose colored glasses... they were a disaster on every metric," Wedbush analyst Dan Ives said in a note on Wednesday.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2025
It’s not to say that things aren’t improving but make sure clean your rose colored glasses off first.
From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2017
Wake up Paul, We now live in Potterville and playing pollyanna like this is trying to hide behind rose colored glasses.
From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2016
"I'm not going into this with some kind of rose colored glasses."
From US News • Aug. 4, 2016
Mayhap the truth lay somewhere between the two pictures, for as he himself had often said, Elsie was ever won't to look upon him through rose colored glasses.
From Christmas with Grandma Elsie by Finley, Martha
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