bright side


A favorable or hopeful aspect, as in Bob is inclined to look on the bright side of everything. This idiom uses bright in the sense of “lit up with gladness or hope.” [First half of 1800s] Also see glass is half full.

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How to use bright side in a sentence

  • Brush the flossy or bright side with a clean clothes-brush, the way of the nap.

  • "Well, we have something to be thankful for," said Si, determined to see the bright side of things.

  • This is the bright side of the picture; but it had its sombre tints also.

    Mystic London: | Charles Maurice Davies
  • Captain Mayo failed to find any bright side as he turned his affairs over in his mind.

    Blow The Man Down | Holman Day
  • But if you can see both sides, you will make the good grow, as the bright side of the moon grows, and turns the dark side to gold.

    The Second Latchkey | Charles Norris Williamson and Alice Muriel Williamson