Arti: a pair of glasses

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Glass Idiom

crawl on my hands and knees over broken glass just

do anything to be closer to her, worship the ground she walks on I'm so in love I'd crawl on my hands and knees over miles of broken glass to see her photo.

glassy eyed

dazed, not alert When I saw him he was glassy eyed. I think he was drunk.

look at (see) the world through rose-colored glass

see only the good things about something, be too optimistic He always looks at the world through rose-colored glasses and is never able to understand that some people are dishonest.

look at the world through rose-colored glasses

see only the good things about something, be too optimistic I told him not to be so naive and always look at the world through rose-colored glasses.

people who live in glass houses should not throw s

do not complain about other people if you are as bad as they are You should not criticize other people so much. Remember, people who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw st

people who have faults should not criticize others Perfect people can be critical, but people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

see the world (things) through rose-colored glasse

see only the good things about something, be too optimistic She is a little unrealistic and tends to see the world through rose-colored glasses.

glass dick

a glass pipe for smoking crack

have a glass jaw

Idiom(s): have a glass jaw

Theme: VULNERABILITY

to be susceptible to collapsing when struck on the head. (Informal. Said only of boxers who are frequently knocked down by a blow to the head.)
• When the prizefighter was knocked out in his third fight, the newspapers said he had a glass jaw.
• Once a fighter has a glass jaw, he's finished as a boxer.

People who live in glass houses should not throw

One should not criticize others for faults similar to one's own.

Don't throw bricks when you live in a glass house

Don't call others out on actions that you, yourself do. Don't be a hypocrite.

Glass ceiling

The glass ceiling is the discrimination that prevents women and minorities from getting promoted to the highest levels of companies and organisations.

Heart of glass

When someone has a heart of glass, they are easily affected emotionally.

Rose-colored glasses

If people see things through rose-colored (coloured) glasses, they see them in a more positive light than they really are.

Rose-tinted glasses

If people see things through rose-tinted glasses, they see them in a more positive light than they really are.

Talk a glass eye to sleep

Someone who could talk a glass eye to sleep is very boring and repetitive.

Walking on broken glass

When a person is punished for something. e.g. 'She had me walking on broken glass.'

glass jaw|glass|jaw

n., slang The inability of a boxer to get a hard punch on the jaw without being knocked out; a tendency to be knocked out easily. He would have been champion except for his glass jaw.

safety glass|glass|safety

n. Two panes of glass with a sheet of plastic between them so that the glass will not break into pieces. Safety glass is used in cars because it does not break into pieces.

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In addition to the idioms beginning with glass, also see people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
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- glass ceiling
- glass is half full, the

glass is half full, the

glass is half full, the
A person views the situation optimistically or hopefully. For example, Betty was not upset by the last-minute change, since it gave her extra time—she always sees the glass as half full. The opposite—that is, the pessimistic view—is put as the glass is half empty. Also see bright side.

glasses

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see see through rose-colored glasses.

look through rose-colored glasses

look through rose-colored glasses
see see through rose-colored glasses.

see through rose-colored glasses

see through rose-colored glasses
Also, look through rose-colored glasses. Take an optimistic view of something, as in Kate enjoys just about every activity; she sees the world through rose-colored glasses, or If only Marvin wouldn't be so critical, if he could look through rose-colored glasses once in a while, he'd be much happier. The adjectives rosy and rose-colored have been used in the sense of “hopeful” or “optimistic” since the 1700s; the current idiom dates from the 1850s.

through rose-colored glasses

through rose-colored glasses
see see through rose-colored glasses.