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vocabulary from the reel
in addition to silver lining, the reel above includes quick references to these real english expressions: thought, wonder, an embedded question, until, silver lining, futility, aiight, reassuring, cautionary tale, i’d like to, acknowledge, address, displacement, reskilling, upskilling, involve, harness, mitigate, challenge, ally, empathetic and indeed.
additionally, watch again and see if u can identify the examples of this useful vocabulary…
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such – used for emphasis (such a nice day)
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as – to indicate a role or function (work as a teacher)
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lead to – to cause something (This change led to better results)
want to see how silver lining appears in movies, news and especially popular songs? keep scrolling..
what is a silver lining?
the idiom “every cloud has a silver lining” — or simply silver lining, as it appears in the reel above — means even in a big negative situation a positive detail can be found.
in this post, you’ll find fun and authentic examples from music, film, headlines, and everyday english to help you understand and apply the expression silver lining
clouds & silver linings
a silver lining in hard times. or is it?
there were literally millions of examples of online efforts to feel a little better about the tough times humanity went through during the coronavirus pandemic. people around the world tried to stay hopeful.
this headline from the Nikkei Asian Review explains that air pollution reduced in new delhi when everyone was forced to stay at home:
india’s lockdown carries a silver lining: bluer skies
but not everyone saw a silver lining. wade mcgillis, a professor at columbia university, told TIME:
i don’t think of a silver lining. i think [of] those poor people who are not moving around and sheltered in place, and their lives being ruined.
move around = be mobile
sheltered in place = stay at home
were blue skies in new delhi a silver lining during the pandemic?
silver linings in film
the silver linings playbook (2013) was nominated for 5 academy awards and star jennifer lawrence won for best actress. the title of the movie sounds like a book of strategies to help find positive perspectives in life.
jennifer lawrence and bradley cooper in silver linings playbook
and this generation’s willy wonka, timothée chalamet, shares candy called silver linings in the movie (2023)🙀 check it out in this instagram post by the actual chocolatier (person who makes chocolate) who created them
silver linings in music
here is a playlist of great songs that contain the idiom in the lyrics
depeche mode – “ghosts again”
sundays shining silver linings (1:40)
led zeppelin – “over the hills and far away”
many dreams come true and some have silver linings (2:10)
cut copy – “feel the love”
(opening verse & 2:00)
all the clouds have silver linings
though my days are counting backwards, i know you’ll have the right words.
though = similar to but, but more flexible in sentence position
arctic monkeys – “r u mine?”
a special woman is referred to as a silver lining at :38, 1:43 & 2:52
willow – “boy”
they say life has a silver lining (1:50)
disclosure & sam smith – “omen”
caught my baby crying, saw the silver lining (0:40, 2:00)
omen = mystical indicator of future events. in this case, seeing their baby crying is an omen of the relationship ending.
first aid kit – “my silver lining”
show me my silver lining, i try to keep on keeping on (repeated several times at the end)
keep on keeping on = stay strong, keep going
meat loaf – “u took the words right out of my mouth”
we were lying together in a silver lining (1:45, 3:30)
u took the words right out of my mouth = i was just gonna say that
panic! at the disco – “(fuck a) silver lining”
the title means looking for silver linings is stupid
judy garland might be the greatest silver lining icon
judy garland (dorothy in the wizard of oz) sings about keeping a positive attitude in the song look for the silver lining – from the movie till the clouds roll by (1946)
i am sure this point of view will ease the daily grind, so i’ll keep repeating in my mind… look for the silver lining (0:26)
ease= verb equivalent of the adjective easy
daily grind = activities and tasks performed daily that become boring or tedious
judy also sang about silver linings in:
in the wizard of oz, judy garland looked for and sang about rainbows, not silver linings
what do u think?
do u agree with the idiom that every cloud has a silver lining? or is panic! at the disco right? 👇share your opinions under leave a reply
