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every silver lining has a cloud

every silver lining has a cloud proverb: every good situation has the potential to turn bad.

Proverb

every silver lining has a cloud

  1. Every good situation has the potential to turn bad.
    • A great partnership isn't a self-maintaining entity. Perseverance and persistence make it thrive. For every silver lining has a cloud. Ignorance of this reality is not an option.2007, Diab A. Shetayh, Actuality : The Reality Requiem

every silver lining has a cloud meaning in Malay

every silver lining has a cloud in Malay

every good situation has the potential to turn bad
tuah anjing celaka kuda

Origin of every silver lining has a cloud

From every cloud has a silver lining.

Questions about every silver lining has a cloud

What does every silver lining has a cloud mean?
Every silver lining has a cloud means every good situation has the potential to turn bad.
What is every silver lining has a cloud in Malay?
Every silver lining has a cloud in Malay is tuah anjing celaka kuda. See Every silver lining has a cloud meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is every silver lining has a cloud?
Every silver lining has a cloud is a proverb.

Words near every silver lining has a cloud in the dictionary

  1. every rose has a thorn
  2. every rose has its thorn
  3. every rule has an exception
  4. every second
  5. every shut eye isn't asleep
  6. every silver lining has a cloud
  7. every single
  8. every single time
  9. every so often
  10. every step of the way
  11. every stick has two ends

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