silver lining

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Deveno

Originating in the John Milton's poem "every cloud has a silver lining". The proverb Every cloud has a silver lining. is an allusion to the relevant passage.

Signifoj

1. bona flanko
2. every cloud has a silver lining - eĉ plej granda malbono al bono kondukas

Samsencaĵoj

1. figurative A good aspect of a mostly bad event.
   • 1634, John Milton, “Comus”:

     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.

Ekzemploj

[1] Peña was right. There was a silver lining.

→ Peña pravis. Estis bona flanko de la aferoj.

Samsencaĵoj

• good aspect bright side

Derivaĵoj

• every cloud has a silver lining
• every silver lining has a cloud

Vidu ankaŭ

• blessing in disguise
• God works in mysterious ways.

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