bright spot

English

Noun

bright spot (plural bright spots)

1. (figuratively) A good part of something that is otherwise fairly bad or unpleasant.

   Synonym: silver lining

   • 1959 November, J. N. Westwood, “The Railways of Canada”, in Trains Illustrated, page 553:

     Nevertheless, there are a few bright spots. Both railways have some smartly-timed R.D.C. schedules over the shorter distances.

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bright,‎ spot.

References

• “bright spot”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.