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look at the world through rose-colored glasses

To see everything as good and pleasant; not see anything hard or bad.

When Jean graduated from high school, she looked at the world through rose-colored glasses.

If you see everything through rose-colored glasses, you will often be disappointed.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[see with rose-colored glasses] See: [LOOK AT THE WORLD THROUGH ROSE-COLORED GLASSES]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

[rose-colored glasses] See: [LOOK AT THE WORLD THROUGH ROSE-COLORED GLASSES]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

[rose] See: [BED OF ROSES], [LOOK AT THE WORLD THROUGH ROSE-COLORED GLASSES]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

[glasses] See: [LOOK AT THE WORLD THROUGH ROSE-COLORED GLASSES]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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