look on the bright side
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Alternative forms ===
look on the bright side of it
=== Verb ===
look on the bright side (third-person singular simple present looks on the bright side, present participle looking on the bright side, simple past and past participle looked on the bright side)
(idiomatic) To examine a situation, usually unfavorable, from a positive perspective; to be cheerful or optimistic.
Synonym: look on the positive side
Coordinate term: look on the dark side
Look on the bright side. At least having a broken leg means Joyce will have to do the TPS reports until they remember to send your laptop over.
==== Translations ====
==== See also ====
see the glass half-full
count one's blessings
every cloud has a silver lining
=== Further reading ===
“look on the bright side”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
“look on the bright side”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present.
look on the bright side on Wikipedia.Wikipedia