look on the bright side
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“You’re right, sweetheart. I like how you look on the bright side. Now please, play some happy songs too. Your abuela’s songs are so weepy.”
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But hey, look on the bright side: You may not be a billionaire, but you’re still a one-percenter — and a very wealthy one-percenter at that.
From MarketWatch
You see how desperate she was to look on the bright side.
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“Unless nothing. Personally I like to look on the bright side of things, and I recommend you do the same. One thing I’ve learned flying a balloon, governess—when your spirits are lighter than air, it helps keep the ship afloat, if you catch my meaning!”
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She, too, had a strong inclination to tell Lord Fredrick to buck up and look on the bright side.
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