every cloud has a silver lining

every cloud has a silver lining
Every trouble has something hopeful that you can see in it, like the bright edge around a dark cloud. - A proverb. * /The doctor told Tommy to cheer up when he had measles. "Every cloud has a silver lining," he said./ Compare: IT'S AN ILL WIND THAT BLOWS NOBODY GOOD.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • every cloud has a silver lining — phrase used for saying that there is usually a good aspect of a bad situation Thesaurus: ways of telling someone not to worry or be upsetsynonym Main entry: cloud * * * I see silver II …   Useful english dictionary

  • every cloud has a silver lining — People sometimes say that every cloud has a silver lining to comfort somebody who s having problems. They mean that it is always possible to get something positive out of a situation, no matter how unpleasant, difficult or even painful it might… …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • every cloud has a silver lining — Every trouble has something hopeful that you can see in it, like the bright edge around a dark cloud. A proverb. * /The doctor told Tommy to cheer up when he had measles. Every cloud has a silver lining, he said./ Compare: IT S AN ILL WIND THAT… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • every cloud has a silver lining — ► every cloud has a silver lining proverb every difficult or sad situation has a comforting or more hopeful aspect, even though this may not be immediately apparent. Main Entry: ↑silver …   English terms dictionary

  • every cloud has a silver lining — A poetic sentiment that even the gloomiest outlook contains some hopeful or consoling aspect. Cf. 1634 MILTON Comus I. 93 Was I deceiv’d, or did a sable cloud Turn forth her silver lining on the night? 1863 D. R. LOCKE Struggles of P. V. Nasby… …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • every\ cloud\ has\ a\ silver\ lining — proverb Every trouble has something hopeful that you can see in it, like the bright edge around a dark cloud. The doctor told Tommy to cheer up when he had measles. Every cloud has a silver lining, he said. Compare: it s an ill wind that blows… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • Every cloud has a silver lining. — something that you say which means that there is something good even in an unpleasant situation. As the trip s been cancelled I ll be able to go to the match this Saturday. Every cloud has a silver lining …   New idioms dictionary

  • Every cloud has a silver lining —   People sometimes say that every cloud has a silver lining to comfort somebody who s having problems. They mean that it is always possible to get something positive out of a situation, no matter how unpleasant, difficult or even painful it might …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • every cloud has a silver lining — every bad situation has an up side …   English contemporary dictionary

  • every cloud has a silver lining — every bad thing has its perks, bad luck is never entirely bad    Mark missed his bus, but when he came in late he found that the class had written a math test …   English idioms

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