it's an ill wind (that blows nobody any good)
sayingDefinition
› said to show that even a very bad situation must have some good resultsHoping and hopefulnessPotentialDifficult situations and unpleasant experiencesAccidents and disasters
(Definition of it's an ill wind (that blows nobody any good) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
Browse the Dictionary
-
it's a pleasure idiom
-
it's a small world idiom
-
it's a wonder idiom
-
it's a wrap idiom
-
it's all Greek to me. idiom
- it's an ill wind (that blows nobody any good) idiom
-
it's early days idiom
-
it's every man for himself idiom
-
it's just one of those things idiom
-
it's more than my job's worth idiom
-
it's no use crying over spilled milk idiom
Browse the Thesaurus
SMART Thesaurus
Synonyms and related words:
- cautious adjective
- chimera noun
- cross your fingers idiom 1
- expectation noun
- fancy sb's chances idiom
- hopeful adjective
- hopeful noun
- hopefully adverb
- la-la land noun
- life-affirming adjective
- optimism noun
- optimist noun
- optimistic adjective
- pin your hopes on sth/sb idiom
- pious adjective (PRETENDING)
- pipe dream noun
- positive adjective (HOPEFUL)
- positively adverb (WELL)
- trust verb (HOPE)
- wishful thinking noun
Topic:
Hoping and hopefulness
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Our dictionaries
Word of the Day
throw caution to the wind/winds
to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results
Blog
Read our blog about how the English language behaves.
New Words
Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.
