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What does "silver lining" mean?

Vocabulary Word: silver lining

1. Definition (n.) one good thing about a bad thing; common expression: ‘every cloud has a silver lining.’

Examples I suppose the silver lining of his death was that I got to see a lot of people I hadn’t seen in years at the funeral.

Examples Oscar felt nervous as he searched for a silver lining in his gloomy report.

Examples My flight got cancelled today, but the silver lining is that I get to spend more time with my family!

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Sergijko

Sergijko

Ukraine

Whatever complications you are facing, keep calm, make the most of it and always look for silver lining in it.

01:56 PM May 27 2016 |

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