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looking on the bright side of it

looking on the bright side of it is the present participle of look on the bright side of it.

Meaning of look on the bright side of it

Verb

look on the bright side of it (third-person singular simple present looks on the bright side of it, present participle looking on the bright side of it, simple past and past participle looked on the bright side of it)

  1. (idiomatic) To examine an aspect or facet of something in a positive view.

Questions about looking on the bright side of it

What is looking on the bright side of it the present participle of?
Looking on the bright side of it is the present participle of look on the bright side of it.

Words near looking on the bright side of it in the dictionary

  1. looking off
  2. looking on
  3. looking on as
  4. looking on the black side
  5. looking on the bright side
  6. looking on the bright side of it
  7. looking on the dark side
  8. looking on the dark side of it
  9. looking on the gloomy side
  10. looking on the positive side
  11. looking one's age

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