I think Mary is a bit of a Pollyanna.
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Pollyanna
//ˌpɒliˈænə//
Synonyms for "pollyanna" (21 found)
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Esperanto
1 entries- optimistaĉo noun (a persistently cheerful and optimistic person)
French
1 entries- Pollyanna noun (a persistently cheerful and optimistic person)
Greek
1 entries- Πολυάννα noun (a persistently cheerful and optimistic person)
Turkish
1 entries- Polyanna noun (a persistently cheerful and optimistic person)
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I called Tom a Pollyanna.
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Pollyanna Pocket was small, with long floppy ears and a tail that coiled upwards in a little ringlet. She was a bouncy, happy young dog, who frolicked all day
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You call her an optimist, but I call her an obnoxious Pollyanna.
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