be a blessing in disguise

To result in an unforeseen positive outcome. Running late for work turned out to be a blessing in disguise. I would have been in the middle of that big multi-car pileup had I left the house on time.

be a blessing in disguise

to be something which has a good effect, although at first it seemed that it would be bad or not lucky Losing my job turned out to be a blessing in disguise because it forced me to think carefully about my future.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Iolo	-	Welsh
ȘTefania	shte-FAHN-yah	Romanian
Baggi	-	Ancient Scandinavian
SulisŁAw	suw-LEE-swahf	Polish
GÁBor	GAH-bor	Hungarian
Kleisthenes	-	Ancient Greek