Re: Silver
lining
Posted by James Briggs on January 18,
2003 In Reply to: Re: Silver lining posted
by Bruce Kahl on January 18, 2003
: : Hi, could you explain the
meaning of "Silver lining", when and how to use this word?
: It means that a
negative situation has produced something that is very positive. The very positive
thing or situation is the "silver lining".
: For instance, many people agree
that one of the "silver linings" of World War 2 was the increae in technology
that hastened the development and start of the computer era.
I think this comes
from thunder clouds, which are often very dark and threatening but which often
may have a silver gleam of sunlight along one edge - the 'silver lining' to the
cloud.
- Re: Silver lining R. Berg 01/18/03
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