| Idiom | Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining |
|---|---|
| Example | Nancy missed the school bus, but every cloud has a silver lining. She also missed the math test. |
| Meaning | there is something good in every bad situation |
| Origin | This expression of hope was used by the English poet John Milton in 1634. He must have noticed that if the sun is behind a dark cloud, light shines out around the edges like a silver lining. With this idiom, Milton said that even the worst situation ("cloud") has something hopeful or more positive about it ("silver lining"). |
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