silver lining
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silver lining
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Originating in John Milton's poem Comus; see the quotation from 1634. The proverb every cloud has a silver lining is an allusion to the relevant passage.
noun silver linings
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A favorable aspect or prospect of a mostly unfavorable event or situation.
Was I deceived, or did a sable cloud / Turn forth her silver lining on the night? / I did not err: there does a sable cloud / Turn forth her silver lining on the night, / And casts a gleam over this tufted grove.
Similar: bright side, on the plus side, eucatastrophe · Opposite: downside, drawback, worm in the apple, sticky wicket
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noun a good aspect of a mostly bad event
| Español | resquicio esperanzador |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 利好 lìhǎo, 有利的一面 yǒulì de yī miàn |
| Português | lado bom |
| Deutsch | Silberstreif, Silberstreifen, Lichtblick, gute Seite |
| Italiano | risvolto positivo |
| Română | but see parte bună, aspect pozitiv |
| Русский | луч наде́жды luč nadéždy, хорошая новость xorošaja novostʹ, све́тлая сторона́ svétlaja storoná, свет в конце тоннеля svet v konce tonnelja |
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