every cloud has a silver lining
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Also seen as: every dark cloud has a silver lining
Bad situations have some good aspects
Examples
Tatoeba sentence #36678 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)
Sources & notes
Listed on Wikipedia “List of proverbial phrases” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Equivalents & related
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Common questions
What does “every cloud has a silver lining” mean?
Bad situations have some good aspects Literally: a cloud with a silver edge
Is “every cloud has a silver lining” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
What is the closest equivalent?
“trong cái rủi có cái may” (Tiếng Việt) — near equivalent.