Meaning An encouragement to be optimistic. Even bad events have a good side to them.
Usage Worldwide.
Example
- Okay he wasn't faithful but at least you found out now rather than after the wedding - every cloud has a silver lining.
Pronunciation
Idiom
Every cloud has a silver lining
What does "Every cloud has a silver lining" mean?
An encouragement to be optimistic. Even bad events have a good side to them.
Every cloud has a silver lining
Britain, 17th century. From a poem by John Milton.