look on the bright side



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, on, 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, on, side

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ZofiaZAW-fyahPolish
AlexAL-əks (English), AH-ləks (Dutch)English, Dutch, German, French, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic
Torgils-Norwegian
Lorenzo[lɔ'renzəu]
Bart[ba:t]
CaraKAHR-ə, KER-əEnglish