it is an ill wind that blows nobody good

[it is an ill wind that blows nobody good] No matter how bad a happening is, someone can usually gain something from it. — A proverb.

* /When Fred got hurt in the game John got a chance to play. It's an ill wind that blows nobody good./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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