rose-colored glasses
noun
a cheerful or optimistic view of things, usually without valid basis: He saw life through rose-colored glasses.
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Which of the following animal names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?
Origin of rose-colored glasses
First recorded in 1860–65
Words nearby rose-colored glasses
rosebush, rose campion, rose chafer, rose cold, rose-colored, rose-colored glasses, rose-coloured, rose comb, Rosecrans, rose-cut, Rosedale
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