bright side

1. 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.

Example Sentences

The two of them share an understanding that they should be gentle giants who look on the bright side of getting thrashed, made to bleed, and being knocked unconscious for other people’s entertainment.

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“We pay far too little attention to that ominous period of American life,” he said, “always preferring to look on the bright side rather than the dark side.”

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And on the bright side, you don’t have to pretend anymore that you like Disneyland.”

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If Norris was looking on the bright side, the same was not true at Ferrari, who had another difficult session in an increasingly difficult season.

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Also on the bright side: Kennedy is encouraging Americans to do chin-ups and pushups for better health.

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Related Words

• achievement 
• ambition 
• anticipation 
• aspiration 
• belief 
• concern 
• confidence 
• desire 
• expectation 
• faith 
• goal 
• optimism 
• promise 
• prospect 
• wish