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See: THE PICTURE.

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the picture

[the picture] {n.} The way things are or were; the facts about something; the situation; what happened or happens. * /Where does Susan come into the picture./ * /When you […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

out of the picture

[out of the picture] {adv. phr.} No longer a possibility or in the running; rejected. * /Mark assured Carol that his ex-wife was completely out of the picture./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

put one in the picture

[put one in the picture] {v. phr.} To inform someone of all the facts about a given situation. * /Once you're back from your overseas trip, we'll put you in […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

paint a gloomy picture

[paint a gloomy picture] {v. phr.} To describe something in a gloomy, pessimistic way. * /We are sad because the weather forecast has painted a gloomy picture for all of […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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