The saying “every
cloud has a silver lining” generally means that in every bad situation, there is an element of good. This
term can be used as an advice which means to be optimistic, even difficult times will lead to better days.
For Example:
“Bill lost a good job, but then he found a
great job. You see, every cloud has a silver lining”
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