noun · rare

silver lining

silver lining · silver linings

хорошая новость, луч надежды, светлая сторона, свет в конце тоннеля

gute Seite, Lichtblick, Silberstreif, Silberstreifen

A favorable aspect or prospect of a mostly unfavorable event or situationA favorable aspect or prospect of a mostly unfavorable event or situation.

» There is a silver lining to every dark cloud!

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Meaning

1 senses

(figuratively)A favorable aspect or prospect of a mostly unfavorable event or situation.
Silberstreif, Silberstreifen, Lichtblick
луч наде́ждыluč nadéždy, хорошая новостьxorošaja novostʹ, све́тлая сторона́svétlaja storoná
a consoling aspect of a difficult situation

Examples

9 sentences

There is a silver lining to every dark cloud!
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Well, every cloud has a silver lining.
ruНу, каждая палка о двух концах.
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This tragedy also had a silver lining.
ruВ этой трагедии всё же можно было найти что-то хорошее.
deAuch bei dieser Tragödie gab es einen Hoffnungsschimmer.
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I'm always looking for a silver lining.
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So it seems that cloud of odorless deadly gas had a silver lining after all.
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Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

a good aspect of a mostly bad event:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

a good aspect of a mostly bad event:

Origin

Originating in John Milton's poem Comus; see the quotation from 1634. The proverb every cl

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.

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