blessing in disguise
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blessing in disguise
noun blessings in disguise
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A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best.
Similar: felix culpa · Opposite: poisoned chalice, monkey's paw
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noun A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best
| Español | no hay mal que por bien no venga, bendición disfrazada |
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| 中文 | 因禍得福 /因祸得福 yīn huò dé fú |
| Português | há males que só vêm para o bem |
| Français | un mal pour un bien |
| Deutsch | im Nachhinein ein Glück (betrachtet), letztlich ein Glück, ... ein Segen, Glück im Unglück |
| Italiano | bene insperato, non tutto il male viene per nuocere |
| Română | binecuvântare deghizată |
| Русский | нет ху́да без добра́ net xúda bez dobrá, что ни де́лается, всё к лу́чшему što ni délajetsja, vsjo k lúčšemu |
| Tiếng Việt | trong cái rủi có cái may |
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