wear rose-colored glasses

verb

To see the positive in things while being oblivious to the negative.

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Meanings

verbwear rose-colored glasses (third-person singular simple present wears rose-colored glasses, present participle wearing rose-colored glasses, simple past wore rose-colored glasses, past participle worn rose-colored glasses)

present singular third person wears rose-colored glasses · participle present wearing rose-colored glasses · past wore rose-colored glasses · participle past worn rose-colored glasses · alternative look through rose-colored glasses · alternative look through rose-tinted glasses · alternative see through rose-colored glasses · alternative view through rose-colored glasses

  1. idiomaticTo see the positive in things while being oblivious to the negative.

Translations

Czech vidět svět přes růžové brýle
  • vidět svět přes růžové brýleto be excessively optimistic
Dutch kijken met een rose bril
  • kijken met een rose brilto be excessively optimistic
Estonian läbi roosade prillide vaatama
  • läbi roosade prillide vaatamato be excessively optimistic
Finnish katsoa asioita ruusunpunaisten silmälasien läpi
  • katsoa asioita ruusunpunaisten silmälasien läpito be excessively optimistic
French voir la vie en rose, voir le monde en rose
  • voir la vie en roseto be excessively optimistic
  • voir le monde en roseto be excessively optimistic
German etwas durch die rosarote Brille sehen
  • etwas durch die rosarote Brille sehento be excessively optimistic
Hungarian rózsaszín szemüvegen át néz
  • rózsaszín szemüvegen át nézto be excessively optimistic
Irish feic an saol trí spéaclaí bándearga
  • feic an saol trí spéaclaí bándeargato be excessively optimistic
Italian guardare con gli occhi di un bambino, guardare con occhi di bambino
  • guardare con gli occhi di un bambinoto be excessively optimistic
  • guardare con occhi di bambinoto be excessively optimistic
Japanese 色眼鏡を掛ける
  • 色眼鏡を掛ける (iromegane o kakeru)to be excessively optimistic
Polish patrzeć przez różowe okulary
  • patrzeć przez różowe okularyto be excessively optimistic
Portuguese só ver o lado bom (das coisas)
  • só ver o lado bom (das coisas)to be excessively optimistic
Russian смотре́ть сквозь ро́зовые очки́
  • смотре́ть сквозь ро́зовые очки́ (smotrétʹ skvozʹ rózovyje očkí)to be excessively optimistic
Scottish Gaelic bi speuclairean pinc aig, faic an saoghal tro speuclairean bàn-dhearg
  • bi speuclairean pinc aigto be excessively optimistic
  • faic an saoghal tro speuclairean bàn-dheargto be excessively optimistic
Welsh gweld bywyd drwy sbectol-lliw rhosyn
  • gweld bywyd drwy sbectol-lliw rhosynto be excessively optimistic
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Chicago

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