place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight
lining Idiom, Proverb
Every cloud has a silver lining
Idiom(s): Every cloud has a silver lining
Theme: GOOD
A proverb meaning that there is something good in every bad thing. • Jane was upset when she saw that all her flowers had died from the frost. But when she saw that the weeds had died too, she said, "Every cloud has a silver lining." • Sally had a sore throat and had to stay home from school. When she learned she missed a math test, she said, "Every cloud has a silver lining."
Every cloud has a silver lining.
There is hope even in difficult situations.
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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.
silver lining An element of hope or a redeeming quality in an otherwise bad situation, as in The rally had a disappointing turnout, but the silver lining was that those who came pledged a great deal of money. This metaphoric term is a shortening of Every cloud has a silver lining, in turn derived from John Milton's Comus (1634): “A sable cloud turns forth its silver lining on the night.”
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Dictionary of similar words, Different wording, Synonyms, Idioms for Idiom, Proverb lining