Example
“Losing that job led to a better one, so every cloud has a silver lining.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
better late than never
Neutral · CEFR A2
Doing something after a delay is better than not doing it at all.
keep your fingers crossed
Informal · CEFR A2
To hope strongly that something good will happen.
a blessing in disguise
Neutral · CEFR B1
Something that seems bad at first but turns out to have a good outcome.
actions speak louder than words
Neutral · CEFR B1
What you do matters more than what you say.
don't judge a book by its cover
Neutral · CEFR B1
appearances can be misleading, so assess things properly
great minds think alike
Informal · CEFR B1
said when two people have the same idea at the same time
Source methodology
Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.