The glass half empty

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• Is the glass half empty or half full? — is a common expression, used rhetorically to indicate that a particular situation could be a cause for optimism (half full) or pessimism (half empty); or as a general litmus test to simply determine if an individual is an optimist or a pessimist …   Wikipedia

• see the glass half empty — see the glass (as) half empty to believe that a situation is more bad than good. Some economists looking ahead to the second half of the year see the glass as half empty. Usage notes: also used in the form the glass is half empty the situation is …   New idioms dictionary

• glass-half-empty — adjective pessimistic Susan Kropf, the companys president and chief operating officer, says that while the management team is “by nature optimistic,” there is a “glass half empty kind of mentality.” Says Kropf. “We always think about what more we …   Wiktionary

• glass-half-full — adjective optimistic Normally she is an extremely positive, glass half full sort of girl, someone who can find the silver lining in any situation. However, when it came to her breakup, she refused to see the many positive things that could come… …   Wiktionary

• see the glass as half empty — see the glass (as) half empty to believe that a situation is more bad than good. Some economists looking ahead to the second half of the year see the glass as half empty. Usage notes: also used in the form the glass is half empty the situation is …   New idioms dictionary

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