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Idiom Blessing in Disguise
Example Summer school may be a blessing in disguise. Next year you'll be ahead of your class.
Meaning something that at first seems bad but turns out to be good; a hidden benefit
Origin This saying was first used in a poem 200 years ago by a writer named James Hervey, and people have been using it since. When something looks like bad luck, it may turn out to be a false appearance (a "disguise") that hides something that's really useful or fortunate (a "blessing"). Of course, you don't know that at first because the blessing is in disguise.

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