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look on the bright side

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look on the bright side
Fig. consider the positive aspects of a negative situation. Look on the bright side. Things could have been much worse than they are.
See also: bright, look, side
look on the bright side
to try to see something good in a bad situation Look on the bright side. The accident insurance might pay for a new car.
See also: bright, look, side


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Well, of course, if you can look on the bright side, pray do; it's a mercy if people haven't sensitive feelings, in this world.
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Stowe, Harriet Beecher View in context
We all tried to look on the bright side of things, but Mr.
Tarzan of the Apes by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
"Well," said Polly, slowly, "I just try to look on the bright side of things; that helps one amazingly.
An Old-Fashioned Girl by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
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