peinture abstraite

(as) close as two coats of paint Idiome

paint a picture

describe in detail, portray with words The speaker painted a picture of a ghetto with kids on the streets.

paint oneself into a corner

get into a bad situation that is difficult or impossible to escape The negotiations were difficult but we won when the other side painted themselves into a corner over the faulty warranty policy.

paint the town red

have a party downtown, go out on the town During the carnival they paint the town red - have a great time.

paint with the same brush

include in the same group, generalize He was with the gang, but can we paint him with the same brush?

paint in

add sth． to a picture by painting 加画；添画
He painted in a house to add some human interest．他添了一座房子以增加这幅画的人情味。
The standing figure on the right was painted in after the rest of the picture was completed．右边那个站立的人像，是在图画的其它部分画完以后加上的。

paint out

cover sth． by putting paint over it 用漆覆盖；涂掉
They painted out the old name of the street before they put in the new one．在刷上新的路名前他们先把旧路名涂掉。
Parts of old painting which appear unpleasing to later artists are sometimes painted out．古画中某些为后世艺术家所不喜欢的部分，有时就被涂掉了。

paint the town

go out to drink and have a good time狂欢；痛饮
He's painting the town red in celebration of his good luck at the track．他为庆祝自己在田径场上的好运气而狂欢痛饮。
It was the sailors'first night ashore；they painted the town red．那是水手们上岸的第一夜，他们酗酒狂欢。

paint the town (red)

paint up

improve by using paint用涂料整饰
The school has been painted up for festival celebrations．为庆祝节日，校容已整修一新。
They have painted the place up after I left there．我走后他们把那地方油漆了一遍。

black as one is painted

Idiom(s): (as) black as one is painted

Theme: NEGATION

as evil as described. (Usually negative.)
• The landlord is not as black as he is painted. He seems quite generous.
• Young people are rarely black as they are painted in the media.

(as) abutting as two coats of paint

Having a actual abutting relationship; inseparable. I haven't talked to Patty in years, but we were as abutting as two coats of acrylic as kids.Learn more: close, coat, of, paint, two

*close as two coats of paint

Cliché abutting and intimate. (*Also: as ~.) When Tom and Mary were in aerial school, they were as abutting as two coats of paint. All their lives, the cousins were abutting as two coats of paint.Learn more: close, coat, of, paint, two

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blind as a bat bleep sth out blaze a trail black-and-blue black sheep of the family black as pitch black as one is painted bitter pill to swallow bite one's tongue bite one's nails bite one's head off