bright side

See also: Brightside

English

Noun

bright side (plural bright sides)

1. (idiomatic) A consoling aspect of a difficult situation.
   • 2012, Katy Perry, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, Dr. Luke, Cirkut (lyrics and music), “Wide Awake”, in Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection‎^[1], performed by Katy Perry:

     God knows that I tried / Seeing the bright side / (I'm wide awake) / But I'm not blind anymore

Synonyms

• silver lining

Derived terms

• look on the bright side

Translations

a consoling aspect of a difficult situation

• French: bon côté (fr) m, aspect positif m
• Italian: lato positivo m
• Portuguese: lado bom m
• Turkish: züğürt tesellisi (tr)