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blessing in disguise

A misfortune that unexpectedly turns into good fortune, as in Missing the train was a blessing in disguise, for if I hadn't, I wouldn't have met my future wife. [Mid-1700s]

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Words nearby blessing in disguise

blessed event, Blessed Sacrament, Blessed Virgin, Blessig's cysts, blessing, blessing in disguise, blest, blet, Bletchley Park, blether, blethered
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