B2idiomsuccessIELTS-friendly
a blessing in disguise
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something that seems bad at first but later brings a good result
Often with 'turn out to be'. Close to the Vietnamese saying 'trong cái rủi có cái may'.
In context
Losing that job was a blessing in disguise, because I found a career I love.
Missing the bus was a blessing in disguise: I met my future wife while waiting for the next one.
More idioms about success
- a long shotan attempt or guess that has very little chance of success
- a Pyrrhic victorya win that costs so much that it is hardly worth winning
- against all oddsalthough success seemed very unlikely
- back to square oneback at the start, because an earlier attempt has failed
- bear fruitto finally produce good results after a lot of effort or time