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every cloud has a silver lining

US[eːvɹi kʰlɑʊd hæz ə sɪlvɚ laiːnɪŋ]

every cloud has a silver lining proverb: there is something good in any bad situation.

Proverb

every cloud has a silver lining

  1. There is something good in any bad situation.
    • Every cloud has a silver lining; but in the old-fashioned meeting-houses every cloud of hymnal melody generally had a nasal lining before the congregation […]1881, National Academy of Code Administration (U.S.), Folio, page 417
    • […] that "a little reserve and thou'lt fail surely," will prove to be true in our experience. Every cloud has a silver lining and so has every sorrow, […]1887, Shakers, Religion, page 36

every cloud has a silver lining meaning in Tagalog, Arabic, Malay and Indonesian

every cloud has a silver lining in Tagalog

in every bad situation there is an element of good
may liwanag sa likod ng ulap

every cloud has a silver lining in Arabic

in every bad situation there is an element of good
رُبَّ ضارّةٍ نافِعةٌ rubba ḍārratin nāfiʕatun

every cloud has a silver lining in Malay

in every bad situation there is an element of good
hari takkan siang sahaja, hilang kabus teduh hujan, setiap yang buruk ada baiknya juga, setiap keburukan yang berlaku mesti ada hikmah atau kebaikan di sebaliknya

every cloud has a silver lining in Indonesian

in every bad situation there is an element of good
badai pasti berlalu, setelah hujan ada rintik air mata
More languagesFewer languages
every cloud has a silver lining in Thai
ฟ้าหลังฝน fáa lǎng fǒn
every cloud has a silver lining in Vietnamese
trong cái rủi có cái may

Origin of every cloud has a silver lining

See entry for silver lining.

Questions about every cloud has a silver lining

What does every cloud has a silver lining mean?
Every cloud has a silver lining means there is something good in any bad situation.
What is every cloud has a silver lining in Tagalog?
Every cloud has a silver lining in Tagalog is may liwanag sa likod ng ulap. See Every cloud has a silver lining meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is every cloud has a silver lining?
Every cloud has a silver lining is a proverb.
How do you pronounce every cloud has a silver lining?
Every cloud has a silver lining is pronounced [eːvɹi kʰlɑʊd hæz ə sɪlvɚ laiːnɪŋ] (US).

Words near every cloud has a silver lining in the dictionary

  1. every accusation is a confession
  2. every barrel has a rotten apple
  3. every bit
  4. every body
  5. every cloud
  6. every cloud has a silver lining
  7. every dark cloud has a silver lining
  8. every day
  9. every day is a school day
  10. every day of the week
  11. every day of the week and twice on Sunday

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