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  What it means

  “There’s no bad thing that wouldn’t turn out for the good.” Every misfortune can have a silver lining. Bad events often lead to unexpected positive outcomes.

  English equivalent

  Every cloud has a silver lining.

  Vocabulary

  • zły — bad, evil
  • wyjść — to turn out, to come out
  • dobre — good (neuter)

  Grammar note

  'Tego złego' is the genitive of 'to złe' after 'nie ma'. 'Co by … nie wyszło' is a subjunctive relative clause using 'by' + past tense.

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