silver lining noun
plural ∼ -ings [count] : something good that can be found in a bad situation
▪ If there's a silver lining to losing my job, it's that I'll now be able to go to school full-time and finish my degree earlier.
▪ If there's a silver lining to losing my job, it's that I'll now be able to go to school full-time and finish my degree earlier.
every cloud has a silver lining
— used to say that every bad situation holds the possibility of something good ▪ When my closest friend moved away, my mother reminded me that “every cloud has a silver lining.”
