в черном цвете

• В ЧЕРНОМ ЦВЕТЕ видеть, представлять кого-что{{}}

[PrepP; Invar; adv; usu. used with impfv verbs; fixed WO]

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⇒ (to see, perceive, portray etc s.o. or sth. as) exaggeratedly gloomy, unattractive, worse than he or it actually is:

- (see (view) s.o. (sth.)) in a bad (negative) light;

- (paint (see) s.o. (sth.)) in somber colors;

- (look) on the dark side (of things).

     ♦ Он пессимист, всегда видит все в черном цвете. He's a pessimist - he always looks on the dark side of things.