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/Sounds like the English word "no" (same pronunciation) + "EYE" (as in "eye") + "MAHL" (as in "mark") + "KEH" (as in "kept") + "POHR" (as in "port") + "BYEHN" + the English word "no" (same pronunciation) + "BEHN" (as in "bed") + "gah" (as in "garden")/

Meaning

Every cloud has a silver lining. A Spanish proverb documented since the 16th century, meaning that a bad situation can lead to an unexpected positive outcome.

Examples

I missed my flight but met someone at the airport, every cloud has a silver lining.

They shut down his company and he started his own, things happen for a reason.

Regional synonyms

To pay or fork over the cash for something in Argentina, the most street-level, lunfardo way of saying someone's gotta put up the money. It comes from Buenos Aires slang born in the barrios that spread across all of Argentina.