Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining：否极泰来
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Silver is a valuable metal. It's also a color.
But this expression makes it seem like it has to do with weather.
Anna, are you planting in your garden?
No! The rabbits dug up my carrots.
Awe. That's too bad. But why do you seem so happy?
They also dug up my ring. I lost it last month gardening.
Well, every cloud has a silver lining.
Clouds block the sun, but sometimes sunlight gets through.
The light creates a silver-colored outline around the clouds.
So "every cloud has a silver lining" means even a bad situation can have a good side, too... even if you can't see it right away.
And that's English in a Minute!