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look on the bright side
id. to examine a situation, usually bad, from a positive perspective
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Look on the bright side
Look on the bright side is an English language idiom that suggests trying to be optimistic. Several artistic works have capitalized on the idiom and included it in their titles including:
- The Monty Python song " Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" from Monty Python's Life of Brian
- Looking on the Bright Side (1932), a British musical comedy film made at Ealing Studios
- On the Bright Side Festival, an annual Australian music festival held in Perth, Western Australia
Usage examples of "look on the bright side".
He soothed it as best he could, all the while trying to look on the bright side of things.
No sign of any bears, either, but Larssen, at the moment, was not inclined to look on the bright side of things.
As was his way, he did his best to look on the bright side of things: “.