to see through rose-coloured spectacles

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• rose-coloured — PHRASE: usu PHR after v If you look at a person or situation through rose coloured glasses or rose tinted glasses, you see only their good points and therefore your view of them is unrealistic. In British English, you can also say that someone is …   English dictionary

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• spectacle — noun (C) 1 a very impressive show or scene: The military parade was a magnificent spectacle. 2 (usually singular) an unusual thing or situation to be seen or noticed (+ of): the curious spectacle of a cat actually chasing a dog 3 make a spectacle …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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