Idiom
look on the bright side
Meaning
To examine a situation, usually unfavorable, from a positive perspective; to be cheerful or optimistic.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Try to look on the bright side of things.”
“Even though the flight was delayed, she told her friends to look on the bright side because they had more time to talk.”
“When the project failed, the manager encouraged the team to look on the bright side, noting that the lessons learned would prove invaluable for their future endeavors.”
Examples
simple
“Try to look on the bright side of things.”
contextual
“Even though the flight was delayed, she told her friends to look on the bright side because they had more time to talk.”
complex
“When the project failed, the manager encouraged the team to look on the bright side, noting that the lessons learned would prove invaluable for their future endeavors.”
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