n. Negative or pessimistic thoughts, ideas, or solutions.
2009
"Grey sky thinking" might be a better way of putting it. Officials at Glasgow City Council have been told to indulge in "blue sky thinking" in the quest for economies that could see its budget cut by 15% in three years and its workforce shrink by up to 3000.
2008
Policy-makers, when they lift their heads from the immediate and try to look ahead, described the process as "blue-skies thinking". But what is needed now is "grey-skies thinking", the politics of gloom.
2002 (earliest)
Roeder, declining to look back in terms of revenge, would not look forward to a safety points total either, preferring "each match as it comes", standard grey-sky thinking though their next, on Wednesday, is the FA Cup replay with Chelsea.
In shopping centers, restaurants and lounges, you can see the changes wrought by newly-aware consumers living in an area where retailers are meeting fashion demands.
South Florida women, men and teenagers, unencumbered by the grey-sky mentality of the north, are strutting out with brightly colored, coordinated outfits.
South Florida women, men and teenagers, unencumbered by the grey-sky mentality of the north, are strutting out with brightly colored, coordinated outfits.