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Definition of every cloud has a silver lining.

every cloud has a silver lining.

  • for every bad thing that happens, there's something positive about it.

    Last edited on Aug 11 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

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