on the / its bright side

/ˌɒn ðɪ ɪts bɹˈaɪt sˈaɪd/

/ˌɑːn ðɪ ɪts bɹˈaɪt sˈaɪd/

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*** used to refer to the good part of something that is mostly bad

synonyms : silver lining

Examples

1. (moaning) On the bright side, by then we won't need a car, and our great, great, great grandchildren can use it to get a certified pre-owned teleporter instead.

2. On the bright side, there won't be any radioactive fallout.

3. The Chinese Communist Party refers to this as positive energy, only focusing on the bright side of an issue.

4. On the bright side of things, Google Plus ended up providing the blueprint for what a Google account is nowadays.