rose-tinted glasses

A form of rose-colored glasses — A cognitive or perceptual bias where an individual views something in an overly optimistic or positive light, often failing to recognize its negative aspects.

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Meanings

nounrose-tinted glasses pl (plural only)
  1. alternativepluralplural onlyAlternative form of rose-colored glasses.

    Christian Wolmar seems to have a particularly effective pair of rose-tinted glasses when he looks back at BR days.

    2021 January 13, “Open Access: West Coast success”, in RAIL, issue 922, page 26
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